. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . THE FEMALE HORNED OWL. This bird was fomewhat larger than the for-mer ; the colours and marks were the fame, butmuch darker, and the fpots on the breaft larger andmore numerous; the ears were not difcernible;being a dead bird, and having not feen any otherat the time it was in our poffeffion, we fuppofed itto be a dillinft kind—but having Unce feen feveral,both males and females, we are convinced of ourmiflake. BRITISH BIRDS, 51. THE WHITE OWL. BARN OWL, CHURCH OWL, GILLIHOWLET,OR SCREECH-OWL, {Strix Flammeay Lin.—VEffraie^ ou la Fref
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . THE FEMALE HORNED OWL. This bird was fomewhat larger than the for-mer ; the colours and marks were the fame, butmuch darker, and the fpots on the breaft larger andmore numerous; the ears were not difcernible;being a dead bird, and having not feen any otherat the time it was in our poffeffion, we fuppofed itto be a dillinft kind—but having Unce feen feveral,both males and females, we are convinced of ourmiflake. BRITISH BIRDS, 51. THE WHITE OWL. BARN OWL, CHURCH OWL, GILLIHOWLET,OR SCREECH-OWL, {Strix Flammeay Lin.—VEffraie^ ou la Frefah^ Buff.) Length fourteen inches : Bill pale horn colour;eyes dark; the radiated circle round the eye iscompofed of feathers of the moil delicate foftnefs,and perfeftly white ; the head, back, and wings,are of a pale chefnut, beautifully powdered withvery fine grey and brown fpots, intermixed with E2 52 BRITISH BIRDS. white; the breaft, belly, and thighs are white;on the former are a few dark fpots ; the legs arefeathered down to the toes, which are covered withIhort hairs; the wings extend beyond the tail,which is fliort, and marked with alternate bars ofdulky and white ; the claws are white. Birds ofthis kind vary confiderably; of feveral which weh,ave had in our polTeffion, the differences were ve-ry confpicuous, the colours being more or lefsfaint according to the age of the bird; the breadin fome was white, without fpots—in others paleyellow. The White Owl is well known,
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