. A history of British birds. Birds. 166 BRITISH BIRDS. hollow trees j and Wolley obtained some which had been laid in one of the hollowed-out logs which are closed at each end^ with a hole cut in the side, to induce the Golden-eye Ducks to breed in them. A favourite nesting- place appears to be in the deserted nest of the Black Woodpecker. The number of eggs varies from fovir to seven. They are pure white in colour, smooth, and differ somewhat in shape, some being elongated, others almost round. They vary in length from IS to l',io inch, and in breadth from 1-1 to 1-05 inch. Tengmalm's Owl ha
. A history of British birds. Birds. 166 BRITISH BIRDS. hollow trees j and Wolley obtained some which had been laid in one of the hollowed-out logs which are closed at each end^ with a hole cut in the side, to induce the Golden-eye Ducks to breed in them. A favourite nesting- place appears to be in the deserted nest of the Black Woodpecker. The number of eggs varies from fovir to seven. They are pure white in colour, smooth, and differ somewhat in shape, some being elongated, others almost round. They vary in length from IS to l',io inch, and in breadth from 1-1 to 1-05 inch. Tengmalm's Owl has the upper parts brown spotted with white, and the underparts white barred with reddish brown. The beak is yellowish white, claws black; irides yellow. The female resembles the male, but is slightly larger and has the white less developed. Young birds are much darker than adults, and have the white spots almost confined to the wings and tail. It is a slightly larger bird than the Little Owl, from which it may also easily be distinguished by the tarsus and feet being thickly plumed to the claws. The Little Owl also has the underparts longitudinally streaked instead of LON'G-EARED Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc. ]
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