OUR RARER BRITISH BREEDING BIRDS. 149 



When molested on the nest the bird hisses 

 like a snake, and works her head round in a 

 manner curiously suggestive of a reptile. 



The eggs number from six to ten, and are pure 

 white and unspotted, a trifle larger than those of 

 the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, but require the 

 most careful identification. 



YOUNG TAWNY OWL. 



PRINTED BY CASSELL & COMPANY, LIMITED, LA BELLE SAUVAGE, LONDON, E.G. 



