122 BIRDS OF CHESHIRE. 
bridgeshire Fens, in a district overrun by moles, some 
pellets examined by Oldham were almost exclusively 
composed of the bones and fur of those animals. 
The following analyses show the varied nature of 
the Barn Owl’s food. We have never found any 
traces of young game-birds in the pellets, although 
we have occasionally come across skulls of Thrushes 
and Starlings. In addition to the remains of verte- 
brates, every batch of pellets contains the elytra of a 
few large beetles (Geotrupes, Melolontha, etc.). 
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A Barn Owl that Coward kept in captivity for some 
years would eat dead frogs readily, but invariably refused 
to swallow the toads which were offered it. 
LONG-EARED OWL. 
Asto otus (Linneus). 
Horned Owl. 
The Long-eared Owl, though not abundant in 
Cheshire, occurs in all parts of the county, frequent- 
ing fir-woods or even isolated clumps of Scotch firs. 
