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Asio OTUS (Linnaeus*). 

 THE LONG-EARED OWL. 



Otus vulgaris t . 



Asio, Brisson^.. Beak decurved from the base; cere large; under mandible 

 notched. Nostrils oval, oblique. Facial disk complete. Conch of the ear 

 extremely large, with a semicircular operculum running the whole length in front, 

 and a raised margin behind ; auditory opening asymmetrical. Wings long; the 

 second quill-feather generally the longest. Legs and toes feathered to the claws. 

 Head furnished with two tufts, more or less elongated. 



THE LONG-EABED OWL, from the variety and beauty of 

 the markings on its plumage, is a very handsome species, 



* Strix otus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 132 (1766). 

 t Fleming, British Animals, p. 60 (1828). 

 t Ornithologie, i. p. 677 (1760). 



