362 



OWL. 



65— GEORGIAN OWL. 



Strix Georgica, Ind. Orn. Sup. p. xv. Skaiv's Zool. vii. 260. Vieill. Am. u p. 47, 

 Georgian Owl, Gen. Si/n. Sup. ii. p. 64. 



SIZE of the Bam Owl; length Wiin. Bill vellow ; the 

 plumage on the upper parts of the bird is brown, with yellowish 

 bands ; throat and breast pale brown, banded with white ; belly 

 yellowish white, with longish, red brown stieaks ; thighs and legs 

 woolly, very pale, nearly white, with small blackish spots ; quills 

 and tail brown, crossed with four or five white bands. 



This was brought from America, several miles within South 

 Georgia. 



66.— BOOBOOK OWL. 



Strlx Boobook, hid. Orn. Sup. p. xv. Shatv's Zool, vii. 262. 

 Boobook Owl, Gen. Syn, Sup. ii. p. 64. 



SIZE of the Brown Owl, and somewhat resembles it, especially 

 on the upper parts ; but marked with yellow streaks on the head, 

 and with spots of the same on the back ; chin and throat yellow, 

 streaked and spotted with rufous ; belly ferruginous, with pale 

 irregular spots and markings ; thighs and legs covered with downy 

 feathers, marked with black ; toes of a brownish red ; bill small, 

 and dusky. 



Inhabits New-Holland, there called Boobook. 



