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| 35. Athene connivens | Vol. I. Pl. [34]. |
- Buteo connivens, Vieill. Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat., tom. iv. p. 481.
| 36. Athene strenua, Gould | Vol. I. Pl. [35]. |
| 37. Athene rufa, Gould | Vol. I. Pl. [36]. |
Order INSESSORES, Vig.
Family CAPRIMULGIDÆ, Vig.
Genus Ægotheles, Vig. & Horsf.
The known species of this genus are two in number, both of which, so far as has yet been ascertained, are confined to Australia. In many of their actions, and in their nidification, they are very owl-like, depositing, like those birds, their four or five round white eggs in the hollows of trees, without any nest.
Inhabits the whole of the southern parts of Australia and Van Diemen’s Land.