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ACCIPJTItES. 



STRIGIIX^. 



STRWIDJi. 



Asio OTUS (Linnaeus*). 

 THE LONG-EARED OWL. 



Otus vulgariH f . 



Asio, J3risson+. — Beak decurved from the base ; cere large ; under mandible 

 notched. Nostrils oval, oblique. Facial disk comijlete. Conch of the ear 

 extremely large, with a semicircular operculum running the whole length in front, 

 and a raised margin behind ; auditoi-y opening asymmetrical. Wings long ; the 

 second quill-feather generally the longest. Legs and toes feathered to the claws. 

 Head furnished with two tufts, more or less elongated. 



The Long-eared Owl, from the variety and beauty of 

 the markings on its plumage, is a very handsome species, 



* Slrix otus LinnreuR, Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 132 (17G6). 

 + Fleming, British Animals, p. 60 (1828). 

 t Ornithologie, i. p. 677 (1760). 



