. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. BIKDS OF PREY: OWLS. 65 OWLS. Owls are birds of prey which, in most cases, are ac- tive by night, and rest during tlie day. Their large head, and large staring eyes, and the tufts of feathers resembling ears, wliich many of them have, give to the face a strange, cat-like expression. Their plumage is soft and loose, and their flight is almost Fig. 108. — Great Homed Owl. They prey upon birds, hares, squirrels, mice, and in
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. BIKDS OF PREY: OWLS. 65 OWLS. Owls are birds of prey which, in most cases, are ac- tive by night, and rest during tlie day. Their large head, and large staring eyes, and the tufts of feathers resembling ears, wliich many of them have, give to the face a strange, cat-like expression. Their plumage is soft and loose, and their flight is almost Fig. 108. — Great Homed Owl. They prey upon birds, hares, squirrels, mice, and in- sects. There are about forty kinds of Owls in Amer- ica, varying from the size of a robin to that of a small turkey. The Great Horned Owl has large ear-tufts standing up like horns; the Screech Owl is small, and is noted for its tremulous, doleful notes; the Long-. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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