SCELOGLAUX ALBIFACIES. 



(White-faced Owl. 



By Mr. G. D. ROWLEY. 

 (Plate VIII.) 



(Continued from vol. i. p. 36.) 



The two birds whose portraits (taken by Mr. Keulemans at once on the 

 stone, in my house here) appear in Plate VIII. are still ahve, and each 

 spring lay eggs, on which they sit ; but as these have never proved fertile, I 

 may with some confidence now name their sex as female in each case. 

 I was unfortunately unable to do this at the time ; and, as far as I know, no 

 specimen of this rare species, with the sex given, has ever been figured. 

 They seem very healthy, and likely to continue so, but have not been 

 heard to utter a sound. This is perhaps quite as well, the noise being 

 described as pecuharly disagreeable. After a time they usually destroy 

 the eggs ; and I let them do as they please. 



The air of Brighton appears to agree with our birds ; for they live to 

 great ages in my aviaries. 



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