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The Stygian Owl (Asio stygius noctipetens) in the Dominican Republic
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Show full item recordAbstract: | The Stygian Owl was known on the island of Quisqueya long before Columbus discovered the New World. A carved wooden figure of a bird with ear tufts found in a cave, and an Indian drawing on a cave wall, indicate that it could have been an important part of an ancient religious ritual or that it was a familiar figure in the caves in which the Indians sought refuge... |
Author(s): | Stockton de Dod, Annabelle
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Date: | 1983 |
Published: | American birds, 37(3), 266-267 |
Citation: | Stockton de Dod, A. (1983). The Stygian Owl (Asio stygius noctipetens) in the Dominican Republic. |
URI: | https://bvearmb.do/handle/123456789/1429
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