Otits Otis Part 1 3 1 



OF THE OTUS. 



o)ro9, otus, in English a horn owl, in German eyn ranseul 

 'or eyn schleier eul. 



1 ARISTOTLE. 



The Otus is like a Noctua, furnished with little 

 tufts sticking out near the ears, whence it has got its 

 name, as though one should say "eared." Some call 

 it Ulula, and others Asio. It is a babbler and a mis- 

 chievous rogue, and is a mimic too, for when men dance 

 it imitates their ways. It is caught while intent upon 

 one of two bird-catchers, the other circumventing it. 



OF THE OTIS FROM PLINY. 



Next to the Tetraones come those birds, which 

 Spain calls " Aves tardas " and Greece " Otides," 

 condemned as food for man. For when the marrow 

 issues from the bones, disgust at the smell follows 

 there and then. 



OF THE PARI. 



al<yida\o<s, parus, in English a titmouse, in German eyn 

 meyse. 



ARISTOTLE. 



There are three kinds of Pari : Fringillago bigger 

 than the rest, for it is equal to a Fringilla. The next 

 Monticola by name, for it inhabits mountains, has 

 a longer tail. The third kind differs in the size of its 

 small body, though not otherwise unlike the rest. 

 Parus lays many eggs, 



The first Parus the English call the Great Titmouse or 

 Great Oxeye, the Germans eyn kolmeyse. 



The second Parus the English name the Less Titmouse, 

 the Germans eyn meelmeyse. 



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