Atricapilla — Bubo 47 



there any difference between the two, save that of 

 colour and of voice. That the bird is the same is 

 evident, since, while this kind is undergoing the 

 change, each of the two is seen, not fully changed 

 as yet, and neither having so far any proper name. 

 Thus far Aristotle. 



In England I have never seen the Atricapilla, nor yet 

 but once in life, and that in Italy within the house of the 

 Duke of Ferrara. And Don Francisco of the Holy Council 

 of the Duke, a man uncommonly well versed in both the 

 tongues, shewed it to me himself. The bird was like the 

 English lingett and the German grasmuschen, so far as size 

 of body went ; but it had a black head, and the remaining 

 colour of its body verging more to grey. 



Of the Bubo. 



Bu«9, bubo, in English alyke foule, in German eyn schuf- 

 fauss (eyn schuffel), eyn kautz. 



Aristotle. 



The Bubo is of the race of Noctuse, and is in 

 aspect very like a Noctua, but not less than an 

 Aquila in size. 



Pliny. 



The Bubo is a fatal bird, of evil omen beyond 

 other sorts, especially at public auguries ; it lives in 

 desert places, and not merely those that are un- 

 peopled, but those also hard of access : monster of 

 the night it utters not a song, but only a groan. It 

 never flies where it intends, but is borne off aslant. 

 So Pliny says. 



This bird I saw at Venice once, of a full Eagle's size 1 , 

 its legs, however, were a little shorter than an Eagle's legs 

 are wont to be. But it was like an Eagle otherwise. 



1 Turner probably meant the Eagle Owl {Bubo ignavus). 



