BIRDS. RAPACIOUS. Owl. 



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phibious reptiles. In fize it equals fome of the Eagles ; the irides are yellow; the head and body 

 are marked with lines and fpots, elegantly varied, of black, brown, afli, and rufby colours; the wings 

 are long ; the tail is fhort, and marked with tranfverfc dufky ftreaks ; the legs are of a brick-dutl 

 red colour, and, except thofe of the Smooth-legged variety, are feathered to the roots of the claws ; 

 thefe are duiky, large, very much hooked, and fharp pointed. 



203 2. Virginian Owl. — 2. Strix virginiana. 13. 



The upper parts of the body are brown, with fine zig-zag lines of afh colour, black and 

 orange; the under parts are pale afh, with tranfverfe brown lines ; the throat and 

 fides of the breaft are orange, with brown ftreaks. 



S. virginiana. Lath. ind. orn. i. 52. n. 2. — Bubo virginianus. Brill", orn. 141. n. 2. Ger. orn. i. 



86. t. 84 Horned Owl. Ellis, hudf. 40. t. 2. — Great horned Owl, from Virginia. Edw. av. ii. 



t. 60. — Eagle Owl. Arft. zool. ii. 228. n. 114. — Virginian Eared Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 119. n. 2. 



Inhabits America, in both hemifpheres, Northern Afia, as far eaft as KamtfchatKa, and almoft to 

 the North Pole. — This fpecies refembles the Great Owl, being variegated in a fimilar manner, but it 

 is {mailer, and the feathery ears are placed nearer to the bafe of the bill: Dr Gmelin fuppofes it may 

 only be a variety, and Mr Pennant places it as fuch in his Anftic Zoology. The bill is b'ick ; the 

 irides are golden yellow ; the wings and tail are barred with duiky brown, and the latter has a num- 

 ber of crofs afh coloured lines ; the legs are clothed to the roots of the claws with felt light brown 

 feathers ; the claws are pale yellowilh, or horn coloured. 



204 3. Scandinavian Owl. — 3. Strix fcand'iaca. 2. 

 The whole body is whitifh, fprinkled with black fpots. Faun. fuec. n. 70. 



S. fcandiaca. Lath. ind. orn. i. 53. n. 6.— Bubo lapponicus. BrilT. orn. 142. n. 3. — Scandina- 

 vian eared Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 120. n. 3. Arct. zool. ii. 237. A. 



Inhabits the mountains of Lapland. — This fpecies is as large as a Turkey, and refembles the Snowy 

 Owl, except in having ears. Dr Gmelin fufpecb this might likewife be confidered as a variety of the 

 Great Owl. 



20c 4- Ceylon Owl. — 4. Strix zeyhnenjis. 14. 



The upper part of the body is reddifh brown, and the lower parts are yellowilh white; 

 the face is marked with reddifh brown circles, which are ftreaked with black. 



S. ceylonenfis. Lath. ind. orn. i. 52. n. 3. — Great ceylonefe horned Owl. Browm, illuft. zool. 8. 

 t. 4. — Ceylonefe eared Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 120. n. 4. fup. 41. 



Inhabits Ceylon and Sumatra. — This fpecies is nearly two feet long : The bill is pale ; the irides 

 are yellow ; the ears are fhcrt and pointed ; the primary wing quills, and the tail quills, are ftreaked 

 tranfverfely with black, white, and pale red ; the legs are only half feathered. 



206 5- Chinefe Owl. — Strix fuienfis. 



The body is reddifh brown, with waved black lines ; its under parts are ftreaked with 

 reddifh black, and barred with white. Lath. ind. orn. i. 53. n. 4, 



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