. Hand-book to the birds of Great Britain . p. 87 (1883); Saundtrs, Man. Br. B. p. 287(1889); Lilford, Col. Fig. Br. B. partxi. (1889), parts XXV. (1892-93). {Plate XXXVIII.)Adult Male.—General colour above ashy-grey, with generallya slight tinge of rufous, the feathers with dark longitudinalcentres and zigzag cross-lines, imparting a vermiculated ap-pearance to the whole of the upper surface; outer scapularswith a large oval spot of white ; quills light brown, barredwith darker brown, the quills freckled with dusky at the tips,and on the light ashy or rufescent bars which are seen on
. Hand-book to the birds of Great Britain . p. 87 (1883); Saundtrs, Man. Br. B. p. 287(1889); Lilford, Col. Fig. Br. B. partxi. (1889), parts XXV. (1892-93). {Plate XXXVIII.)Adult Male.—General colour above ashy-grey, with generallya slight tinge of rufous, the feathers with dark longitudinalcentres and zigzag cross-lines, imparting a vermiculated ap-pearance to the whole of the upper surface; outer scapularswith a large oval spot of white ; quills light brown, barredwith darker brown, the quills freckled with dusky at the tips,and on the light ashy or rufescent bars which are seen on theouter web; tail brown, mottled with ashy spots and lines, theouter feathers with dark brown bars, about six in number ;head rather greyer than the back, considerably mottled withwhite spots, especially on the hind-neck; lores and feathersround the eye whitish; ear-coverts ashy with dusky-brov>nbars; tail-feathers profusely barred wnth white or buffy-whiteand dusky-brown; under surface of body ashy-white, with PLATE XXXVIII. ^^$^%:. TAWNY OWL. THE WOOD-OWLS. lOI distinct black longitudinal centres to the feathers, which arealso laterally barred and freckled, but not always completelybanded; quills dark brown below, with about six lighter bars,those near the base yellowish-white ; bill whitish horn-colour ;claws horny-white at base, darker at tip ; iris blue-black. Rufous Phase.—Exactly like the grey phase in plumage, butrufous where the other is grey or brown. Nestling.—Covered with greyish-white down, the first feathersyellowish, with dark-brown cross-markings ; bill ivory-white atthe end of both mandibles, Range in Great Britain.—The Tawny Owl is found in most ofthe wooded districts of Great Britain, though it is said to bedecreasing in numbers, owing to the persecution it is sub-jected to on account of its supposed destructiveness to is, perhaps, more plentiful in the northern districts of Eng-land than in the south, and is distributed over the greater
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