OWL. 347 



Inhabits the woods of Idria, For the four last we are indebted 

 to Scopoli; on whose authority alone they are placed as distinct. 

 There is no doubt, but the author knew the birds himself, but from 

 such very short descriptions, it is impossible to determine how far they 

 are related to any other European species. They seem most allied 

 to the Tawny Owl. 



46.— SOLOGNESE OWL. 



Strix sologniensTs, Ind.Orn.i. 62. Gm. Lin.i. 293. Shaw''s Zool.vn. 262. Salem. 



Orn. 3G. Daud.W. 204. Tern. Mail. d'Orn.b}. Id. Ed.W. p.91: 

 Solognese Owl, Gen, Syn. i. 137. 



WEIGHT half a pound; length 15 in.; breadth 3 feet. Bill 

 blackish ; crown and outer circle of the face rufous and white mixed ; 

 about the bill and eyes more inclined to white ; body above blackish 

 brown, with a mixtvire of fulvous ; belly, under the wings, and tail 

 white; the last six inches long, the outer edges of the feathers 

 crossed with blackish ; legs short, feathered to the toes, which are 

 hom-coloured. 



M. Salerne received this from Sologne. M. Daudin thinks that 

 it bears much resemblance to the Barn Owl — but M. Temminck is 

 of opinion, that it rather belongs to the Tawny species. 



47.— KESTRIL OWL. 

 SIZE uncertain ; supposed length 10 in. Bill pale, or greenish . 



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