318 GREAT HORNED OWL. 



Length 23 inches ; extent of wings 56 ; bill along the ridge 2 ; tufts 

 on the head 3. . 



Adult Female. Plate LXVI. Fig. 2. 



The female is considerably larger than the male, and is duller and 

 lighter in colouring, although the distribution of the tints is similar. The 

 white of the chin is less pure, and the broad band of the same colour on 

 the fore neck is wanting. 



