OWL 



143 



L'Hibou du Mexique, Br!/, wit. i. p. 499. N°g. 

 Tecolotl, Raiifyn. p. 160. 



'"PHIS bird, according to M. Brijfon, after Mr. Ray, differs 

 from the others, in having only two colours in the plumage, 

 viz. black and brown. The eyes are large, and of a gold-colour. 

 It is faid to refemble the other Horned Owls in colour, but the 

 fize is not mentioned. 

 Inhabits Mexico. 



MEXICAN 

 E. O. 



Description. 



Flaceo 



Strix Alio, Lin. Syji. i. p. 132. N° 3. 



Le Petit Due de la Caroline, Brif. orn, i. p. 497. N° 6. 



Little Owl, Catejb. Car. i. t, 7. 



Red Owl, Am. Zool. N° 



Br. Muf. Lev. Muf. 



ACCORDING to Catejby, it is the fize of a Jackdaw : 

 M. Brijfon mentions it's being about one third bigger than 

 the Scops. The bill and iris are both of a fafFron- colour: parts 

 above ferruginous : beneath dirty white, with a mixture of rufous 

 brown : tail deep brown : edge of the baftard wing whitifh : on 

 the fcapulars are five largifh fpots of white : quills marked with 

 fbme fpots of white : legs covered to the toes with light brown 

 feathers : the toes are brown: the claws black. 



The female differs in being brown-in colour, without any mix- 

 ture of rufous or ferruginous. 



M. de Buffon feems to think this a variety of the Long-eared 

 Owl, and that of South America, N° 6 ; but this does not feem 



R 2 clear 



8. 



*- RED 



E. O. 



Description 



