ATHENE ? FORTIS, Gould. 
Fig. ]. 
Ath. facie guldque cinerescenti-albis ; vertice, corporeque supra fuscis, purpnreo tinctis ; scapularibus, 
secondariis tectricibusque alee majoribus albo guttatis ; primariis alter natim fusco griseoque fascia- 
tis ; fasciis pallidis ad marginem externum albescentibus ; caudd fused lineis sex vel septeni cinere- 
scentibus transversim fasciatis, apice cineresceate ; corpore subtiis brunneo alboqiie murinorato, hoc 
marginem plumarum ornante ; tarsis ad digitos vestitis, fusco cervinoque marmoratis ; rostra fiu- 
vescenti-corneo ; digitis longis, Jlavis, pilisque tectis. 
Long. tot. \5\ unc. ; wing, tail, 7^; tarsi, 1|. 
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 M'ith 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 jnirpurescenti-brunneis transversim 
ornatis ; his majoribus pallidioribusque ad imum dorsum ; secondariis, rectricibusque caudce ad 
marginem internum, facie, guld, pectoreque superiore, badiis,plumis partium harum notd brunned 
centrali ornatis ; corpore subtiis albo, leviter badio lavato, et fusco fasciato ; rostro cornea ad basin, 
ad apicem nigra ; pedibus Jlavis. 
Long. tot. 24< unc; rostri, 2; alee, 15 ; caudcB, \0\; 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. 
