. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . rey at the tips, and crossed by narrow dusky upper part of the breast is rufous brown, passing intowhite on the flanks and under tail-coverts. The bristlingfeathers between the eyes and beak are black at the rootand white at the tip ; the rest of the face feathers of the tufts are black, bordered with white andrufous brown. The food of this species is rats, mice, moles, and beetles,occasionally birds ; but, as this Owl is of nocturnal habits,its food must necessarily consist chiefly of creatures that aremost r
. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . rey at the tips, and crossed by narrow dusky upper part of the breast is rufous brown, passing intowhite on the flanks and under tail-coverts. The bristlingfeathers between the eyes and beak are black at the rootand white at the tip ; the rest of the face feathers of the tufts are black, bordered with white andrufous brown. The food of this species is rats, mice, moles, and beetles,occasionally birds ; but, as this Owl is of nocturnal habits,its food must necessarily consist chiefly of creatures that aremost readily met with at night. As soon as twilight setsin, they come out of their hiding-places, and fly about in 13 116 every direction in search of food; through woods and fields,sometimes around gardens and orchards, continues this ram-bling of the night, which ceases only with the approach ofday. In winter, in severe weather, when their usual food isscarce, individuals of this species have been seen boldlypursuing the chase for food in open %
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