. A history of British birds . 4 SHORT-EARED OWL. .1OCIPITRES. 163 STRIOID^ Asio ACCiPiTRiNus (Pallas*).THE SHORT-EAKED OWL. Otns hrachyotos\. The Short-eared Owl is not only pretty numerous as aspecies, but is also very widely diffused. Unlike the specieslast described, which haunts woods, this bird frequents wideopen fields, extensive heaths, moors and fens, seldom perchingupon trees but resting on the ground. A large proportion ofthe examples seen in this country are winter-visitors thatcome from the North of Europe in October, and have in con-sequence been called Woodcock-Owls. There a
. A history of British birds . 4 SHORT-EARED OWL. .1OCIPITRES. 163 STRIOID^ Asio ACCiPiTRiNus (Pallas*).THE SHORT-EAKED OWL. Otns hrachyotos\. The Short-eared Owl is not only pretty numerous as aspecies, but is also very widely diffused. Unlike the specieslast described, which haunts woods, this bird frequents wideopen fields, extensive heaths, moors and fens, seldom perchingupon trees but resting on the ground. A large proportion ofthe examples seen in this country are winter-visitors thatcome from the North of Europe in October, and have in con-sequence been called Woodcock-Owls. There are few sports-men who, when Partridge-shooting, have not met with thisOwl, occasionally in companies of from half-a-dozen to a * Stryx accipitrina, Pallas, Reisen i. p. 455 (1771). t Strix brachj/otos, J. R. Forster, Phil. Trans. Ixii. p. 384 (1772). I(j4 score. It lies close, but when disturbed will often mounthigh and seem to suffer no inconvenience from the da^ of those that visit Great Britain in the autumn passon, while others abide through t
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