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rity of the same gentleman, of Mr Bloxom, and 

 of Mr Bree of Allesly, for the same kind of prey 

 being seized by the Tawny Owl.* 



We shall notice first the genus Strix, restricting 

 it to the form of the common European Barn or 

 White Owl. 



STRIX, generic characters. Bill lengthened, 

 nearly straight at the base, and bending to 

 a hook to the tip ; cere fleshy ; nostrils oval, 

 and placed on the anterior ridge of the cere ; 

 facial disk large and complete; eyes com- 

 paratively small ; auditory conch very large, 

 furnished with a broad, rounded operculum ; 

 external opening of the ear comparatively 

 small.t Wings ample ; second quill longest, 

 first and third equal; tail short, even; legs 

 clothed with cetaceous feathers ; toes thinly 

 covered with hairs ; claws long, sharp, slightly 

 curved, grooved beneath. 



* London's Mag. of Nat. Hist. vii. p. 146. 

 t See woodcut, p. 247. 



