. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS, 91. THE TAWNY OWL. COMMON BROWN IVY OWl., OR HOWLET,(Sirix Slriiluhy Lin—Le Chathuant, BufF.) This bird is about the size of the last. Its bill iswhite : eyes dark blue : the radiated feathers round theeyes are white, finely streaked with brown; the head,neck, back, wing coverts, and scapulars, are of a tawnybrown colour, finely powdered and spotted with darkbrown and black •, on the wing coverts and scapulars,are several large white spots, regularly placed, so as toform three rows *, the quill feathers are marked wit
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS, 91. THE TAWNY OWL. COMMON BROWN IVY OWl., OR HOWLET,(Sirix Slriiluhy Lin—Le Chathuant, BufF.) This bird is about the size of the last. Its bill iswhite : eyes dark blue : the radiated feathers round theeyes are white, finely streaked with brown; the head,neck, back, wing coverts, and scapulars, are of a tawnybrown colour, finely powdered and spotted with darkbrown and black •, on the wing coverts and scapulars,are several large white spots, regularly placed, so as toform three rows *, the quill feathers are marked with al-ternate bars of light and dark brown \ the breast andbelly are of a pale yellow, marked with narrow darkstreaks pointing downwards, and crossed with others of M ^ BRITISH BIRDS. the same colour: the legs are feathered down to thetoes ; the claws are large, much hooked, and species is found in various parts of Europe 5 itfrequents woods, and builds its nest in the hollows oftrees. THE LITTLE OWL. (Slrlx Pqfferina, Lin.—La Cheveche ou petite Chouette^ Buf
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