. The birds of Berwickshire; with remarks on their local distribution migration, and habits, and also on the folk-lore, proverbs, popular rhymes and sayings connected with them . s, vol. i. p. 149) that out of seven hundred pellets ofthis Owl, which were carefully examined by Dr. Altum, remains were found of16 bats, 2513 mice, 1 mole, and 22 birds, 19 of which were sparrows. 286 THE BARN OWL. In grim array, the grisly spectres rise, Grim, horrible, and obstinately sullen. Pass and repass, hushed as the foot of night. Again the screech-owl shrieks : ungracious sound ; I 11 hear no more ; it mak
. The birds of Berwickshire; with remarks on their local distribution migration, and habits, and also on the folk-lore, proverbs, popular rhymes and sayings connected with them . s, vol. i. p. 149) that out of seven hundred pellets ofthis Owl, which were carefully examined by Dr. Altum, remains were found of16 bats, 2513 mice, 1 mole, and 22 birds, 19 of which were sparrows. 286 THE BARN OWL. In grim array, the grisly spectres rise, Grim, horrible, and obstinately sullen. Pass and repass, hushed as the foot of night. Again the screech-owl shrieks : ungracious sound ; I 11 hear no more ; it makes ones blood run chill. The Barn Owl has also a hissing note, which it has beenheard to utter when disturbed in its retreat during the day-time ; and the young are said to snore when they arehungry. It is not such an early breeder as its congeners; theeggs, which are from three to seven in number, being usuallyfound about the beginning of May. They are dull white incolour, and about the size of those of a common dovecotPigeon, though not so much elongated. This species may be easily distinguished from ourother owls by its pure white breast, yellowish back, andblack STJ^/GES. ( 287 ) STRIGIDAi. THE LONG-EARED OWL. HORNED OWL, HORNED HOOLET, HORNIE HOOLET. Asio otus. T/ie homyt hyrd qnhilk 7Ce clepe the nicht Oiile, Laithcly of forme, with criikit camscho beik. Gavin Douglas, Description of Wyntcr. The Long-eared Owl is a permanent resident ^ in most ofthe pine-woods throughout Berwickshire, and it also fre-quents small strips and clumps of firs by the the day-time, it usually sits concealed amongst thethickly-set branches towards the top of a tree, close to thetrunk; and, as its mottled plumage somewhat resembles thecolour of the bark, it is not easily noticed. Although itgenerally chooses a bushy fir for its retreat, it does notinvariably do so, for, on the 29th of August 1874, I foundtwo sitting in a large leafy hawthorn by the side of theTweed, near P
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