. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. 344 STRIGIN^. Genus IV. ULULA. TUFTED-OWL. Conch of the ear extending from the base of the lower mandible to over the middle of the eye, subelliptical, curved, depressed, having anteriorly an operculum in its whole length, and behind a broad membranous mai-gin, both beset with recurved feathers. Aperture of the meatus elliptical, in the lower part of a cavity occupying nearly half the height of the conch. The bottom of the conch is formed anteriorly by the outer edge of the eye- ball
. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. 344 STRIGIN^. Genus IV. ULULA. TUFTED-OWL. Conch of the ear extending from the base of the lower mandible to over the middle of the eye, subelliptical, curved, depressed, having anteriorly an operculum in its whole length, and behind a broad membranous mai-gin, both beset with recurved feathers. Aperture of the meatus elliptical, in the lower part of a cavity occupying nearly half the height of the conch. The bottom of the conch is formed anteriorly by the outer edge of the eye- ball and the orbit, posteriorly by a thin edge of the oc- cipital bone, above by the bones of the skull, all covered with skin, which is puckered up into folds. Facial disks. EAR OF ULULA OTUS. very large and complete. Ruff conspicuous and com- plete. Bill short, of moderate strength, its upper out- line slightly curved from the base; nostrils oblong. Wings rounded, the second quill longest, the first about the length of the fourth. P. 399- 1. U. Otus. Mottled Tufted-Owl, or Long-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 Macgillivray, William, 1796-1852. Edinburgh, Maclachlan & Stewart; [etc. , etc. ]
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