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AVES. 



IIowLETS {Ulula, Cuv.) — 

 To the species which have the beak and ear of the Iliboux, [the latter, however, less developed 

 (see tig. 83)], but not the tufts. They are to be found in the north of both continents : for example, 



The Cinereous Howlet {.SVr. h-ijiponica,G]n.).—A.\inost as larg-e as our llubow. It inhabits the mountains of the 

 north of Sweden, [and Arctic Ann-rica]. 

 Tlie Barred llowiet (^Ir. nchulu-sa, Gin.)-— [A common bird of North America, very rare in Europe.] 



The Restricted Owls {Strix, Savigny) — 

 Have ears as large as in tlie Iliboux [but of a very different form], and furnished with a still larger 



operculum ; but tlieir elongated beak is only bent towards the end, while in all the other subgenera it 

 curves from the jioint. They have no head-tufts; their tarsi are 

 featliered [and ratlier long], hut tliey have hairs only u})on the toes : 

 [their middle claw is obtusely serrated: their sternum (tig. 81), 

 shorter than in the others, has its inner notch very slight, and often 

 obUterated.] The mask, formed by the fringed feathers that surround 

 the eves, is greatly extended, which renders their physiognomy more 

 extraordinary than that of any other night-bird. The species common 

 in France, 



The Barn Owl {Strixflammea, Lin., fio;. 82), appears to be dilVused over the 

 whole globe, [or rather, there are immerous species more or less distinguish- 

 able]. It builds in steeples, towers, &c. [and in places distant from the abode 

 of jMan, where no hollow trees occur, in the burrows of quadrupeds. ^Vllen 

 nestling in pia;eondiouses, it offers no molestation to the other inhabitants. 

 Its manner of propagation is remarkable ; as it produces three or four suc- 

 cessive broods, two or more of which, of different a;:;;es, commonly occur in 

 the same nest : the youna: remaining much longer m the nest than those be- 

 longing to the other divisions, from which they differ in developincr a tirmer 

 nestling plumage, similar to the adult garb, and wliich (as in tlie Hawks) is 

 utumn. This curious and 

 iliar, and eminently worthy 



of protection ; as it preys sulely on small ciuadrupeds and 



insects.] 



Syrnium, Savigny. 

 The disk and collar of tlie preceding ; but the conch 



(fig. 8."?) reduced to an oval cavity, that does not ex- 

 tend to half the height of the skull ; they have no 



head -tufts, but their feet are feathered to the talons. 



[Notwithstanding the authority of Cuvier, it is pro])er 



to remark, that there is no appreciable ditference be- 

 tween this and 67(/^(7,— certainly none of generical 



importance. The Bulaca of Hodgson appears also 



to Ik^ synonymous.] 

 Tiie Tawny Iluwlet {Striv aluco and xlriilnln, Lin.). — A 



common European bird, which nestles in the wooiJs, or 



fi'i'ijuently lays its eggs in the [deserted] nests uf other 



Birds, [though nunc comnKnily (if riot always) in the hol- 

 lows of trees, where it abides h; ibiy. It is the species so 



well known for its sonorous hontings. The young are clad 



at an early a^c with downy feathers, which are succeeded 



by the adult plunia;j;e previous to their tirst winter. Their 



parents often feed tbem witli lisli.] 



'\\\v. I'uBows {Budo, Cuv.) — 



Are species which, wiih as small a cimch, and the Fie siJ-B/iro owi. 



disk nf feathers less markeil than in the preceding, possess head-tufts. The known species have great 

 feet, feathered li. the tahms. [They dilfer from the Iliboux only in their suiicrior size, and the small- 

 ness of the auditory aperture.] Sueli is 

 Tlie European Bubow (.SVr. ha!>o, Lin.), or the G-cat-hurued or Eai/lc-oicL—The largest of nocturnal Birds [ur 



Fip, 81.- 



not shed before the second 

 handsome bii'd is naturally I'aii 



