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Birds. 



distinctly marked band, passing down to point of shoulder : chin and 

 front of throat, dusky ; sides of throat nearly white, with black lines,* 

 giving them a strigose appearance : crown and back of head black, 

 with numerous round, white spots (each feather is furnished with three 

 white spots on a black ground) ; on the nape of the neck the spots 



The Hawk Owl (Surma funerea). 



are larger, but less regular : upper part of back and shoulders dull 

 white, mottled with brownish black : back, sepia- brown, irregularly 

 blotched with white : primaries and secondaries sepia-brown ; the 



* The black lines are due to the colour of the shafts of the feathers. 



