. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. OWLS. Genus I. SYRNIA. HAWK^OWL. External ear or concha about one third of the height of the head, elliptical, with a slight elevated margin beset with feathers. Aperture of the external tube or meatus large, oval, in a depression in the lower part of the concha. Facial disks incomplete above the eyes. Ruff inconspi- cuous and incomplete. Bill short, strong, its upper out- line curved from the base ; nostrils roundish. Wings rounded, the third quill longest. P. 345. X. HEAD OF SYRNIA
. Descriptions of the rapacious birds of Great Britain. Birds of prey -- Great Britain; Owls -- Great Britain. OWLS. Genus I. SYRNIA. HAWK^OWL. External ear or concha about one third of the height of the head, elliptical, with a slight elevated margin beset with feathers. Aperture of the external tube or meatus large, oval, in a depression in the lower part of the concha. Facial disks incomplete above the eyes. Ruff inconspi- cuous and incomplete. Bill short, strong, its upper out- line curved from the base ; nostrils roundish. Wings rounded, the third quill longest. P. 345. X. HEAD OF SYRNIA NYCTEA. Of this genus I am unable to present a figure of the ear, having access only to skins, in which its characters are in a great measure 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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