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FULIGINOUS OWL. 



Strix fuliginosa, S, cinereo-fuliginosay nigra irrorata, suhtus 

 nebulosa, pennis circum oculos concentrice lineatis. Museum 

 Lever ianum. No. 6. p. 23. 



Dusky-cinereous Owl, freckled with black j clouded beneath j 

 with the feathers round the eyes marked with numerous 

 concentric circles. Museum Leverianum, No. 3. p. 24. 



Strix cinerea. S. cinereo-fuligmosa, nigro transversim lineataf 

 subtus albido cinereoque nebulosa y regione periopthalmica Cir^ 

 cults concentricis nigris. Lath. ind. orn. 



Cinereous Owl. LatL syn. 



Sooty Owl. Penn. Arct, Zool, 



Size equal or nearly equal to that of the Strix 

 Nyctea or Snowy Owl: length two feet: extent of 

 wings four feet: tail rather long: legs feathered 

 to the claws: colour on all parts sooty grey, with 

 a cast of ferruginous on the wings and tail: the 

 face is barred with several concentric deep-brown 

 circles: the wings are barred with ash-colour and 

 brown, and the thighs elegantly crossed with linear 

 streaks of the same colours : on the shoulders and 

 wing-coverts are several blackish, brown, and 

 whitish spots and freckles; the breast is varied 

 with large spots or blotches of brown, and the tail 

 is crossed by several irregular whitish and dusky 

 bars : the irides are said to be orange-coloured : 

 the bill is pale horn-colour, and the claws black. 



This bird is a native of North America, and, 

 according to Mr. Pennant, "inhabits Hudson's 

 Bay the whole year : fl ies in pairs : feeds on mice 

 and hares : flies very low, yet seizes its prey with 



