Owl species

[lisa amphoteric]

Alex <trinity61us at y...> wrote:
 
>  Anne <urbana at c...> wrote:
>>So, does anyone know what kind of 
>>owl Pigwidgeon is? 
> 
> Though there is no canon to support this, IMO, 
> Pig is an Elf owl, the smallest owl in the world. 
> Five and a half inches long, about an ounce and a
> half, it would be the right size. 

Roger Highfield's _The Science of Harry Potter_ (lovely book, even if 
nobody but me bothered to review it on Amazon UK) suggests Pig is an 
elf owl, too, and mentions that they're native to Mexico and the 
southwestern part of the US. 

When I first read that, I was surprised, as I'd assumed (not sure 
why) that Sirius had been in Africa, and that the bird would have 
been from there if not native to Britain, but I suppose there's no 
real reason it would be, is there? 


Lisa / amphoteric