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Striped Horned Owl in Southern Mexico

Authors
Miguel Alvarez Del Toro
Journal
Condor
Volume
51
Issue
5 (September-October)
Year
1949
Pages
232
Section
From Field and Study
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Striped Horned Owl in Southern Mexico.-On July 20, 1944, I collected a female Striped Homed Owl (Rhinoptynz clumator) near Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. At that time I overlooked the Fig. 44. Specimen of Striped Horned Owl taken near Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. fact that this owl has not often been recorded from Mexico. It is now realized that perhaps the record is of interest; to substantiate it a photograph of the skin is presented. The specimen is in my own collection.-MIGUEL. ALVAREZ DEL TORO, Museo de Histovia Natural, Tuxtla Gutierres, Chiapas, Mexico, March 20, 1949. 

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