OWLS 



an old friend amusing himself, and as we come in front of 

 the cage containing the great eagle owl I turn on the light 

 of a bull's-eye lantern which I have before concealed. My 

 friend, the great owl, has by this time set up his feathers, 

 the wings being spread out and raised all round his face, 

 forming a large disc ; his large, fierce, orange-coloured eyes, 

 glaring from beneath his black horns, give the whole bird 

 the appearance of a large face, beneath which my human 

 friend believes and fancies is the body of the owl. As the 

 light only allows him to see the face, he again exclaims 

 Wliat is it ? not recognizing, under these circumstances, the 

 well-known bird. 



A fine male specimen of this species was mounted, by 

 my son Edward, in the act of displaying a full front to a 

 dog. It is now in the British Museum. Originally it 

 formed part of the exhibits at the 1862 Exhibition. 



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