Children's own library . .Many species possess two feathery tufts placed on thehead, greatly resembling horns. The Owls are noctur-nal birds, pursuing their prey by night and sleepingduring the day. In order to enable them to see theirprey, their eyes are enormously large, and capable oftaking in every ray of light. In order to protect themfrom the cold, they are furnished with a dense coveringof downy feathers, which also prevent the movementsof the wing from being heard. The Snowy Owl is an inhabitant of the North ofEurope, and is also found in North America. It isa good fisher, snatching it
Children's own library . .Many species possess two feathery tufts placed on thehead, greatly resembling horns. The Owls are noctur-nal birds, pursuing their prey by night and sleepingduring the day. In order to enable them to see theirprey, their eyes are enormously large, and capable oftaking in every ray of light. In order to protect themfrom the cold, they are furnished with a dense coveringof downy feathers, which also prevent the movementsof the wing from being heard. The Snowy Owl is an inhabitant of the North ofEurope, and is also found in North America. It isa good fisher, snatching its prey from the water by asudden grasp of the foot. It also preys on lemmings,hares, ptarmigans, etc., chasing and striking at themwith its feet. It makes its nest on the ground, and WOOD S NATURAL HISTORY 123 lays three or four white eggs. Its length is fromtwenty-two to twenty-seven inches, the expanse ofwing four feet. The Great-eared Owl, or Eagle Owl, is the largestof the family. This powerful bird attacks hares and. THE LONG-EARED OWL rabbits, together with small birds. It inhabits theNorth of Europe. It lays its eggs in the clefts ofrocks or in ruined buildings. The length of this birdis upward of two feet. 124 woods natural history fe- The Barn Owl. The length of the Barn Owl israther more than twelve inches; the second pri-mary feather is the longest. Its color is a brightyellowish-brown, marked with dots and lines of vari-
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