. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . TAWNY OWL One cf iht commoner Brhhh oivh Ph,i. h C. K. fl/jir„,„,-] \_Smyr, EAGLE-OWL One of (he largest oivls It is therefore a relief to find this unwarrantableprejudice is not absolute!} universal, since amongstsome jieople, at least, the owl has found some best-knovv-n instance of this is the case of the(ireeks, who made the owl the symbol of wisdom, andchose as an emblem, sin^^ularlv enough, the speciesknown as the Little Owl, a bird which is notorious forits ludicrous behaviour, so much so that it has
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . TAWNY OWL One cf iht commoner Brhhh oivh Ph,i. h C. K. fl/jir„,„,-] \_Smyr, EAGLE-OWL One of (he largest oivls It is therefore a relief to find this unwarrantableprejudice is not absolute!} universal, since amongstsome jieople, at least, the owl has found some best-knovv-n instance of this is the case of the(ireeks, who made the owl the symbol of wisdom, andchose as an emblem, sin^^ularlv enough, the speciesknown as the Little Owl, a bird which is notorious forits ludicrous behaviour, so much so that it has earnedfor itself the reputation of being the veritable buffoonof birds. Its grotesque and ridicttlous antics areutilised by Continental bird-catchers, who use it as alure to attract small birds, tethering it for this pur-])ose near nets, snares, or twigs smeared with bird-lime. Aiuongst other birds, strangely enough, the owlappears to be as luuch disliked as the fiercer and moredangerous members of the Hawk Tribe, and in con-sequence, should one venture abroad during
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