The Hawk Owl 



The upper parts are brown, spotted with white ; under 

 parts white barred with greyish or reddish brown. Its most 

 characteristic feature is the tail, which is long and 

 graduated, barred and tipped with white. Length about 

 15 in.; tail 7'5 in.; wing 9*2 in. 



THE SCOPS OWL 



Scops giu (Scopoli) 



A migratory species, wintering in Abyssinia and 

 Northern Africa, and breeding in Southern Europe, the 

 Scops Owl has occurred as a straggler to our islands a good 

 many times. The general colour is grey, barred and vermi- 

 culated with brown ; it has two conspicuous ear tufts. The 

 female slightly exceeds the male in size. Length, male, 

 7*5 in. ; wing 5 '8 in. 



THE EAGLE OWL 



Bubo ignavus, T. Forster 



This large and fine species has been obtained several 

 times in England and Scotland, but though some of the 

 instances are undoubtedly those of genuine wanderers, it is 

 so often kept in captivity that several occurrences must be 

 looked upon as those of escaped birds. 



It is widely distributed throughout the wilder districts 

 of Europe, both in forest and open country, from Scandinavia 

 to the Mediterranean. 



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