BRITISH BIRDS. 



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streaked with a darker shade of the same colour ; the leers 

 are feathered. Length, 18 inches, of which the tail 

 measures 7. 



The Loxg-Eared Owl has its upper parts bufF, mottled 

 with various shades of bi'own ; the ear tufts are loner, and 

 consist of black feathers, margined with buff. The under 

 parts of the body are of a liorjiter shade than the upper, 

 and are broadly marked with brown of two shades ; the 

 bill is dark horn- 

 culour, and the eyes 

 brilliant orancre 

 yellow. Length, 14 

 inches, of which the 

 tail takes 5f. 



The S H o R T- 

 Eared Owl is dark 

 buff above and be- 

 low, but the wings 

 and tail are tra- 

 versed by bands of 

 dark brown ; the 

 rest of the plum- 

 age is spotted with 

 blackish brown; the 

 eyes are yellow. 

 Length, 14 inches, 

 of of which are included in the tail. 



The long-eared owl is of a dark buff colour through- 

 out, the wings and tail are barred with dark brown ; the 

 rest of the plumage, except the thighs and under tail 

 coverts, which are plain, are streaked and spotted with 

 blackish brown ; the eyes are bright yellow. Length, 1 5 

 inches, of which the tail measures 5 J. 



The barn or white owl is pretty generally distributed 



Fin. 2S. — The Barn Owl. 



