"Then came overlanders of another sort—practical men who went out to develop and not to explore."
<hw>Owl</hw>, <i>n</i>. an English bird-name. The species in Australia are—
Boobook Owl—
<i>Ninox boobook</i>, Lath.
Chestnut-faced O.—
<i>Strix castanops</i>, Gould.
Grass O.—
<i>S. candida</i>, Tickell.
Lesser Masked O.—
<i>S. delicatula</i>, Lath.
Masked O.—
<i>S. novae-hollandiae</i>, Steph.
Powerful O.—
<i>Ninox strenua</i>, Gould.
Sooty O.—
<i>Strix tenebricosa</i>, Gould.
Spotted O.—
<i>Ninox maculata</i>, Vig. and Hors.