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MOUNTAIN OWL. 



Strix montana. S. cinerea, gula orbitisque nigris, iridibusjlavis, 



cauda subelungata. 

 Cinereous Owl, with the throat and orbits black ; the irides 



yellow, and the tail subelongated. 

 Mountain Owl. Lath, suppl. Strix barbata. Lath. ind. om. 



Native of Siberia: allied to the Aluco Owl : 

 bill yellow: inhabits mountainous regions. 



FERNANDEZIAN OWL. 



Strix Fernandica. S. corpore fulvo, albo fusco & nigra vario, 



oculis nigris, palpebris ccerulcis. Lin. Gmel. 

 Owl with fulvous body, variegated with white, brown, and 



black j with black eyes and blue eyelids. 

 Strix Chichictli. Lath. ind. om. 



Said to be of very full plumage, appearing as 

 large as a Hen: legs feathered, Slightly described 

 by Fernandez in his History of New Spain, of 

 which region it is a native. 



