. Short sketches of the wild sports & natural history of the highlands. Hunting; Natural history. THE LONG-EAKED OWL CHAPTER VII Short-eared Owl: Habits of—Long-eared Owl—Tame Owl—White Owl—Utility of Owls—Mice—Rats : Destructiveness of—Water Rats: Food of—Killing Rats —Ratcatchers. Amongst the migratory birds that pass the winter in this country is the short-eared owl/ Stn'x brachyotus: it arrives in ' The short-eared owl comes over in small flocks to this country, many being often seen together in a turnip-field, or other low cover on their first arrivak Some few, how- ever, remain to br
. Short sketches of the wild sports & natural history of the highlands. Hunting; Natural history. THE LONG-EAKED OWL CHAPTER VII Short-eared Owl: Habits of—Long-eared Owl—Tame Owl—White Owl—Utility of Owls—Mice—Rats : Destructiveness of—Water Rats: Food of—Killing Rats —Ratcatchers. Amongst the migratory birds that pass the winter in this country is the short-eared owl/ Stn'x brachyotus: it arrives in ' The short-eared owl comes over in small flocks to this country, many being often seen together in a turnip-field, or other low cover on their first arrivak Some few, how- ever, remain to breed in this country, building on the ground in rough heather, etc. It hunts earlier in the evening than other owls.—C. St. J. It is found in summer in North Europe; eastwards it occurs throughout Siberia, wintering in the southern countries, Persia, Burmah, and South China. On the American continent it breeds in various parts of Canada and the United States, and in winter has been found as far south as Cb)li and the Falkland IslQS,—Seebobm, Siberia in Europe, p. ii8,. 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 St. John, Charles William George, 1809-1856. London, John Murray
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