GREAT EAGLE-OWL. 441 



As an example of the inaccuracy of random asser- 

 tions, I here quote two sentences from a work on Bri- 

 tish Birds. " An owl, in its plumage, looks a thick, 

 stout, and even clumsy bird ; but strip oflP the feathers, 

 and it is really nothing. The great owl (Strix bubo), 

 the size of which has been compared to that of the 

 eagle, is not one-fourth of the weight." Compare this 

 with the statement at pages 439 and 434. The weight 

 of the most robust eagle I ever handled was 1 2 lb. 14 oz.; 

 that of the smallest male 7 lb. 12 oz. ; that of a female 

 eagle-owl 7 lb. 4 oz. 



Strix Bubo. Linn. Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 131. 



Strix Bubo. Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. i. p. 51. 



Great Eared Owl. Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



Hibou Grand-Due Strix Bubo. Temm. Man. d'Ornith. p. 100. 



Great-horned or Eagle Owl. Bubo maximus. Selby, Illustr. 



vol. i. p. 82. 

 Bubo maximus. Eagle Owl. Flem. Brit. Anim. p. 57. 

 Bubo maximus. Eagle Owl. Jenyn''$ Brit. Vertebr. Anim. p. 90* 



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