BIRDS. RAPACIOUS. Owl. 539 



S. novae-feelandiae. Syft. nat. ed. Gm. 296. n. 38.— S. fulva maculata. Lath. ind. orn. i. 6;. 

 n. 45. /3. — New-zealand Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 149. n. 39. 



Inhabits New-zealand. — This fpecies is about eleven inches long ; Mr Latham fufpe<5ts that the 

 two varieties may be different fexes •, in the firft the hinder part of the back, the rump, and the 

 ventlet are brown, without any fpots; the thighs are brown, with white fpots 5 in both the bill is black 

 at the tip, and the eyes are yellow. 



250 44. Cayenne Owl. — 39. Strix cayennenjis. 39. 



The body is longitudinally ftreaked with reddifh, and waved tranfverfely with brown j 

 the irides are tawny yellow. 



S. cayennenfis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 64. n. 41.- — Chat-huant de Cayenne. Buff. oif. i. 391. PI. enl, 

 n. 442. — Cayenne Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 146. n. 35, 



Inhabits Cayenne. — This fpecies is of the fame fize with the Screech Owl ; the bill is of a pale 

 horn colour ; the claws are black. 



251 45. Domingo Owl.' — 40. Strix domhiicenfts. 40. 



The under parts of the body are reddifh ; the bread is flightly fpotted. 



S. dominicenfis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 64. n. 40. — Chouette de S. Domingue, Grand Cheveche de 

 S. Domingue. Buff. oif. i. 392. n. 6.— St. Domingo Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 146. n. 34. 



Inhabits the ifland of Saint Domingo. — This fpecies has confiderable refemblance to the Brown 

 Owl, but the bill is confiderably larger, ftronger, and more hooked ; the fpots on the breaft are di- 

 ftant, and difpofed longitudinally. 



252 46. New-fpain Owl. — 41. Strix Tolchiquatli. 41. 



The body is black above, variegated with pale yellow, white, and tawny j its under 

 parts are white; the irides are pale yellow. 



S. Tolchiquatli. Lath. ind. orn. i. 63. n. 37. — Nottua mexicana. Briff. orn. 153. n. 10. — 

 Chouette de Mexique. Briif. av. i. 524. n. ro. — Tolchiquatli. Raj. av. 160 — New-fpain Owl. 

 Lath. fyn. i. 145. n. 32. 



Inhabits New Spain. — The bill, claws, and wing coverts are black; the plumage is very thickly fet-» 



253 47. Chichictli Owl. — 42. Strix Ch'ichiclli. 42. 



Is tawny, variegated with white, brown, and black ; the eyes are black, and the 

 eyelids blue. 



S. Chichittli. Lath. ind. orn. i. 63. n. 36 — S. Mexicana. Briff. orn. 152. n. 9. — Chat-huant de 

 Mexique. Briff. av. i. 523. n. 9. — Chichiclli. Raj. av. 160. — Mexican Owl. Lath. fyn. i, 144* 

 n. 31. 



Inhabits Mexico and New-fpain.. — This fpecies is about the fize of a common Hem 



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