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OWL, 



Inhabits various parts of Africa. The people at Hottiiiqua call 

 it Nagt Valk, (Night Falcon) ; it does not appear till twilight, and 

 from this circumstance and its rapid flight, it is not easily shot. M. 

 Levaillant caught two of them by chance jn a net, for he had in vain 

 before attempted to shoot them. 



The temale is rather smaller, and the white on the under parts 

 less pure. 



32.— WHITE-FACED OWL. 



LENGTH 20 in. or more. Bill pale ; irides blue ; general 

 colour of the plumage above dull yellow, powdered with minute 

 specks ; besides which are large oval spots of white, on each of 

 which is a black dash, giving the appearance of spots of ermine ; 

 face pure white, surrounded with a range of alternate yellow and 

 dusky feathers ; all the under parts of the body pure white, each 

 feather marked with a narrow dusky streak down the shaft ; quills 

 barred with dusky ; tail the same ; legs pale red, or flesh-colour. 



Inhabits New-Holland, and called Boobook, but as more than 

 one in that countr^^ goes by the same name, it is probably what Owls 

 are general] v kno^vn bv. 



33.— NEW-HOLLAND OWL. 



LENGTH 14 in. Bill yellow ; circles round the face plain ash- 

 colour ; plumage in general brown, on each feather a small dusky, 



