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Tawny Owl - Strix aluco
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Common name: Tawny Owl

Scientific name: Strix aluco

Accession number: 142

Materials: Watercolour on paper

When painted: April 1834

Inscription on reverse: "Tawny Owl. Strix Aluco. Female. From an individual lent by Mr. A. Campbell. Edinburgh, 25th April, 1834. W. McG."

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