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Summary
Whekau or laughing owl. Laughing-owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) Français : Ninoxe rieuse (Sceloglaux albifacies) Date: 1844 Source: The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, during the years 1839 to 1843. By authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty Made for G.R. Gray This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise.