. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. OWLS. 343 Genus III. STllIX. SCREECH-OWL. Conch of the ear extending from the base of the lower mandible to over the eye, narrow, not depressed, edged with very slender feathers, and having anteriorly an ele- vated, somewhat semicircular, abruptly cut, operculum, extending along half its length. The aperture of the meatus is very large, subrectangular, oblique, with an upper and a lower somewhat elevated margin, and si- tuated about the middle of the operculum. The bottom of the conch
. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. OWLS. 343 Genus III. STllIX. SCREECH-OWL. Conch of the ear extending from the base of the lower mandible to over the eye, narrow, not depressed, edged with very slender feathers, and having anteriorly an ele- vated, somewhat semicircular, abruptly cut, operculum, extending along half its length. The aperture of the meatus is very large, subrectangular, oblique, with an upper and a lower somewhat elevated margin, and si- tuated about the middle of the operculum. The bottom of the concha is an elevated flap of skin. Facial disks very large and complete. Ruff conspicuous and com- plete. Bill short, moderately stout, its upper outline straight to the end of the cere; nostrils subovate. Wings rather sharp, the second quill longest, but scarcely long- er than the first. Claw of third toe serrate, which is not ihe case with any other British owl. P. EAR OF STRIX FLAMMEA. 1. Strix fiammea. Common Screech-Owlj or Barn OwL— Upper parts light reddish-yellow,, variegated with ash-grey, and small black and white spots; lower parts white, with small dusky spots. P. 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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