ATHENE ? FORTIS, Gould. 



Fig. 1. 



Ath. facie guldque cinerescenti-albis ; vertice, corporeque supra fuscis, purpureo tinctis ; scapular Urns, 

 secondariis tectricibusque alee majoribus albo guttatis ; primariis alternatim fusco griseoque fascia- 

 tis ; fasciis pallidis ad marginem externum albescentibus ; caudd fused lineis sex vel septem cinere- 

 scentibus transversim fasciatis, apice cinerescente ; corpore subtus brunneo alboque marmorato, hoc 

 marginem plumarum ornante ; tar sis ad digitos vestitis, fusco cervinoque marmoratis ; rostro fla- 

 vescenti-corneo ; digitis longis, jlavis, pilisque tectis. 



Long. tot. 15£unc; wing, 11^; tail,*l\\ tarsi, If. 



Face and throat greyish white ; crown of the head and all the upper surface dark brown, tinged 

 with purple ; scapularies, secondaries, and greater wing-coverts spotted with white ; primaries alter- 

 nately barred with dark and greyish brown, the light marks on the outer edges approaching to white ; 

 tail dark brown, transversely barred with six or seven lines of greyish white ; the extreme tips of all 

 the feathers terminating with the same ; the whole of the under surface mottled brown and white, the 

 latter occupying the outer edges of the feathers ; tarsi clothed to the toes, and mottled brown and 

 fawn colour ; bill light yellowish horn colour ; toes long, yellow, and covered with fine hairs. 



Syn. Athene fortis, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, New South Wales. 



ATHENE ? STRENUA, Gould. 

 Fig. 2. 



Ath. vertice, corpore supra, alis, cauddque intense fuscis, fasciis purpurescenti-brunneis transversim 

 ornatis ; his majoribus pallidioribusque ad imum dorsum ; secondariis, rectricibusque caudce ad 

 marginem internum, facie, guld, pectoreque superior e, badiis, plumis partium harum notd brunned 

 centrali ornatis ; corpore subtus albo, leviter badio lavato, et fusco fasciato ; rostro corneo ad basin, 

 ad apicem nigro ; pedibus flavis. 



Long. tot. 24 unc; rostri, 2; aim, 15 ; caudce, 10§ ; tarsi, 2£. 



Crown of the head, all the upper surface, wings, and tail dark clove brown, crossed by numerous 

 bars of broccoli brown, which become much larger, lighter, and more conspicuous on the lower part 

 of the back, the inner edges of the secondaries and of the tail ; face, throat, and upper part of the 

 chest buff, with a large patch of dark brown down the centre of each feather ; the remainder of the 

 under surface white, slightly tinged with buff, and crossed with irregular bars of brown ; bill horn 

 colour at the base, passing into black at the tip ; feet yellow. 



Syn. Athene strenua, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, New South Wales. 



