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Inhabits various parts of Africa, where the people in the country 
of the Hottniquas, call it Negt-valk (Night Falcon); it does not 
appear till twilight, and from this circumftance, and its flying rapidly, 
not eafily fhot. 
Mr. Levaillant caught two of them by chance in a net, for he 
had in vain before attempted to fhoot them: the female is rather 
fmaller, and the white of the under parts lefs pure. 
Le Choucouhou, Lewaill, Oi. 1. p. 157. p. 3g. * 
Chouette Choucouhou, Daudiz. Grn. il. p. 187- 
HIS isthe fize of the Long-eared Owl, but is lefs bulky, and ftands 
higher on its legs: the circles of the face round the eyes are 
white, with dufky markings: chin white; but the plumage in general 
is brown in various fhades, with a mixture of white, and on the 
under parts of the body irregularly barred brown and white: the 
legs are covered with downy erey feathers: the tail banded dufky 
brown and rufous white, cuneiform in fhape; and the wings when — 
clofed reach two-thirds thereon: the bill is black: irides yellow. 
Inhabits Africa, met with in the neighbourhood of the Orange 
river, and Grand Namaquas: fuppefed to prey of evenings ; for although 
it has been feen in the day, it has been only when the fmall birds 
have furrounded it as an object not ufually met with. The female 
is fomewhat larger than the ma/e, but differs very little in the plumage, 
except that fhe has lefs white about her, and the irides of a paler 
yellow. 
Le Huhul, Lewaill. Of 1. p. 167. pl. 4%. 
Chouette Huhul, Daudin. Ora. ii. p. 190. ; 
Chouette de Cayenne, Mauduit Encyc. Meth. e 
HIS is about the fize of our Brown Owl: the bill and legs 
yellow: the general colour of the plumage of the head, neck, 
and body is dufky, crofled with white bars, which are broadeft on 
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