Natural history of animals; . Fig. 107—Spanow Hawk. BIRDS OF PREY. 79 Fish ; the Eagle sweeps downward, snatches it beforeit reaches the water, and bears it away to the woods. Owls. Owls are Birds of Prey which, in most cases, areactive by night, and rest during the day. Their largehead, large staring eyes, and the tufts of feathersresembling ears, which many of them have, give to the. Fig. 108. — Great Horned a strange, catlike expression. Their plumage issoft and loose, and their flight is almost prey upon birds, hares, squirrels, mice, and in-sects. There are about f
Natural history of animals; . Fig. 107—Spanow Hawk. BIRDS OF PREY. 79 Fish ; the Eagle sweeps downward, snatches it beforeit reaches the water, and bears it away to the woods. Owls. Owls are Birds of Prey which, in most cases, areactive by night, and rest during the day. Their largehead, large staring eyes, and the tufts of feathersresembling ears, which many of them have, give to the. Fig. 108. — Great Horned a strange, catlike expression. Their plumage issoft and loose, and their flight is almost prey upon birds, hares, squirrels, mice, and in-sects. There are about forty kinds of Owls in Amer-ica, greatly varying in size. The Great Horned Owl haslarge ear-tufts like horns ; the Screech Owl is small, and 8o VERTEBRATES : BIRDS. is noted for its tremulous, doleful notes; the Long-eared Owl has very long ear-tufts, and its cry is pro-longed and plaintive, consisting of two or three notesrepeated at intervals ; the Gray Owls are very large;the Saw-whet Owl is small, and its notes sound like
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