. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. i6o NOCTURNAL niHDS OF PREY. .1!':;:: them I'port. But before we relate the fads which apply to each particular fpecies, we mufl men- tion the general tliftindions. The Nodurnal Birds of Prey may be divided into two principal genera : the genus of the H'boii, (the or Horned Owl,) and that of the Chouctte, (the Earlefs or Little Owl,) each of which contains feveral different fpecies. The dininguiHiing charader of thefe two gC" ncra is, that all the Hlb
. The natural history of birds [microform] : from the French of the Count de Buffon. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. i6o NOCTURNAL niHDS OF PREY. .1!':;:: them I'port. But before we relate the fads which apply to each particular fpecies, we mufl men- tion the general tliftindions. The Nodurnal Birds of Prey may be divided into two principal genera : the genus of the H'boii, (the or Horned Owl,) and that of the Chouctte, (the Earlefs or Little Owl,) each of which contains feveral different fpecies. The dininguiHiing charader of thefe two gC" ncra is, that all the Hlbous have two tufts of feathers in the ihape of ears eredl on each fide of the head ; while, in the Chonettcs^ the head is round without tufts or prominent feathers *. We Ihall reduce the fpecies contained in the genus of the Hihou to three. Thefe are, i. The Great-eared Owl. 2. The Long-eared, 3. The Scops. But the genus of Chouctte in- cludes at lead five fpecies: which are, i. The Aluco. 2. The Tawny. 3. The White. 4. The Brown. And 5. The Little Owl. Thefe eight fpecies are all found in Europe, and even in France ; feme are fubjcd: to varieties, which feem to depend on the difference of climates ; others cccur that refemble them in the New 1 '; .1 * Pliny fcems to have rcmatked this dilHndion : " Of the fea- thered race, the Buho and tiic Oi:is alciic have fiathers like ears" Lib. xi. 37. And again, " The Ciis is fmnller tlian the liubo, "ariMi than the i\W?«<«-, andhas projeding fronj the ears, whence its name ; iome call it in Latin ; 23. iN. L. There are three fpecies with tufted ears: the Great-eared Uwl ( ; the Long-eared Owl (Otus); and the Scops-eared Owl (^ifoj, which Pliny confounds with the Otus. World ; I ! '\ 11 1^. 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 re
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