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ACCIPITRES. 



STKIGID/E. 



STRICHDJi. 



Strix aluco, Linuseus*. 

 THE TAWNY OWL. 



Syrnlum stridula\. 



Stkix, LiniueusX- — Bill decurved from the base. Nostrils large. Facial disk 

 large and complete; ears large and fumislied in front with a large, crescentic 

 operculum, broad below and tapering above. Wings short and rounded ; the first 

 (liiill very short, the fourth the longest. Tail long, concave beneath. Legs and 

 toes feathered. Head large, round and without tufts. 



The characters and appearance of Owls are so singular 

 that once seen they are not readily forgotten. The head is 



* Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 1.32 (l76fi)- 



t Stephens, Gen. Zool. xiii. part ii p. 02 (1826). 



X Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 131 (17G6) 



