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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



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The Barn Owl (A/uco flammeus, Linnaeus) is a resident 

 in the British Isles and in most parts of Europe, but does 

 not occur in Norway, the north of Sweden, Russia, or on 

 the north-eastern shores of the Mediterranean. The adult 

 is buffish-orange above, spotted longitudinally with dark 

 brown and faint grey and white pencillings ; discs of face, 



