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388 SOUTHERN AFRICA. 
The " Large Horned Owl " of the mountains 
about eighteen inches in height : the legs fea- 
thered to the feet, the eyes large; the beak 
singularly small, black, and compressed, almost 
hidden in the feathers of the face. The back 
and wings are of a mottled brown ; the breast 
white, mottled also with a light brown; the 
horns, composed of four feathers, are about 
three inches long. 
2. — There is another, much more common 
than the above, and answers to our " Brown 
Owl. In size, it is about half that of the 
former. In colour it is also mottled brown, 
but of a lighter tint, and without horns. 
3. — The most elegant is what is called the 
" White or Keiskamma Owl," because princi- 
pally inhabiting the bush, which grows along 
the banks of that river, and the rocks overhang- 
ing its sources. It is very small, about the size 
of a large thrush. On the back, it is of a greyish 
brown, faintly mottled, and its breast and be- 
neath its wings, are covered with a soft white 
down. It is a rare bird, and seldom to be seen. 
We may close this list, with three Crows, a 
Chough, and a large Eaven. 
1.- — The first of these is the " Common Carrion 
Crow " of Africa, and looks more like a raven, 
though not one. It is about eighteen inches in 
length, and has a cut and thrust bill, which is 
