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Birds. 



II. Nocturnal Birds of Prey. 



THE HOENED OWL, (Bubo maximus,) 



Is one of the largest of the Owls, and has two long tufts 

 growing from the top of its head, above its ears, and 

 composed of six feathers, which it can raise or lay down 

 at pleasure. Its eyes are large, and encircled with an 

 orange-coloured iris ; the ears are large and deep, and 

 the beak black ; the breast, belly, and thighs, are of a 

 dull yellow, marked with brown streaks; the back, 

 coverts of the wings, and quill feathers, are brown and 

 yellow ; and the tail is marked with dusky and red bars. 

 It inhabits the north and west of England, and Wales. 

 The conformation of the organ of sight in the Owl is so 



