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rounded as it were by a disk of bristly feathers, 
which gives the bird’s face a very solemn and 
staring appearance. The Dill, which is surrounded 
with bristles, is large and powerful. The upper 
mandible is longer than the lower, and being curved 
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Fie. 16. 
Foot of Tawny Owl. 
From nature. Natural size. 
downwards at the end, it forms an excellent hook, 
with which the bird tears and carries its prey. The 
legs of the Tawny Owl are covered with short white 
feathers, and the feet have four toes, two pointing 
backwards and two forwards. (Fig.16.) These are 
