ZIO 
6g. BRown. 
cer 
DESCRIP. 
BROWN OWL, Goaee 
the two middle feathers the red predominates: the 
breaft and belly are yellowifh, mixed with white, 
and marked with narrow black ftrokes pointing 
downwards: the legs are covered with feathers 
down to the toes. | ’ 
This is a hardier fpecies than the former; and 
the young will feed on any dead thing, whereas 
thofe of the white owl muft have a conftant fupply 
of frefh meat. 
The grey Owl. Wil. ern. 103. Faun. Suec. 78. 
Raii fyn. av. 26. Ugle. Brunnich, 19. 
La Hulote. Brifén av. J. 507. Graue Eule? Frifch, I. 4. 
* Strix Ulula. Lin. ff. 133. Br. Zool. 72. Plate B. 1. 
S the names this and the precedent fpecies 
bear do by no means fuit their colors, we 
have taken the liberty of changing them to others _ 
more congruous. Both thefe kinds agree entirely 
in their marks; and diffre only in the colors: in 
this the head, wings and back are of a deep brown, 
fpotted with black in the fame manner as the for- 
mer: the coverts of the wings and the fcapulars 
are adorned with fimilar white fpots: the exterior 
edges of the four firft quil feathers in both are 
ferrated: the breaft in this is of a very pale ath 
color mixed with tawny, and marked with oblong 
jagged fpots: the feet too are feathered down to tne 
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