Otus romblonis McGregor, Publ. Gov. Labs. Manila (1905), 25, 12;
Phil. Jour. Sci. (1906), 1, 768; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List
(1906), 46.
Banton (Celestino); Romblon (McGregor).
Adult female, type.--Feathers of upper parts rufous with median black
stripes on head, neck, and back, heaviest on head; ear-tufts colored
like neck and inconspicuous; white spots on scapulars washed with
pale fulvous; lower parts and wings patterned as in O. cuyensis but
more rufescent; black band on side of head narrower and less marked
than in cuyensis. Length, 222; wing, 158; tail, 76; tarsus, 29;
middle toe with claw, 28.
This species is similar to Otus cuyensis from which it differs in
having shorter wings and tail.