. The story of the birds; . Head of vulture. Head of a hawk. sharp and curved, or else the nostrils are perforateand head naked. (27) If the head is wholly naked, nostrils perfo-rate, it is a YuLTURE. (28) If the head is not wholly naked, and the eyesare on the side of the head, or else the nostrils openthrough the cere and the outer toe does not bendback easily by the rear one, it is a Hawk or Eagle. (29) If the eyes are far forward, with a feathereddisk around each; or the nostrils open at the edge ofthe cere, and the outer toe easily turns back by therear one, the bird is an Owl. One owl ha
. The story of the birds; . Head of vulture. Head of a hawk. sharp and curved, or else the nostrils are perforateand head naked. (27) If the head is wholly naked, nostrils perfo-rate, it is a YuLTURE. (28) If the head is not wholly naked, and the eyesare on the side of the head, or else the nostrils openthrough the cere and the outer toe does not bendback easily by the rear one, it is a Hawk or Eagle. (29) If the eyes are far forward, with a feathereddisk around each; or the nostrils open at the edge ofthe cere, and the outer toe easily turns back by therear one, the bird is an Owl. One owl has a hawklike face, but its nostrils arewithin the cere, and has its feet feathered to theclaws, a tendency not strong in the hawks. The owls all have the outer toe capable of turn- AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIRD. 225 ing either front or rear on the perch; so also hasthe osprey only in the hawks, but it has no disk. ^:^^,A\f ,, Heads of owls.
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