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Eye-brows, defcending on both fides by the Temples^ and meeting under the Chin, 

 fbmewhat like a womans black hood. The Eyes are great, wholly black, without any 

 diverfity of colour, funk, as it were, in a deep cavity, made by this circle of erected 

 feathers. The prone fide, viz,, the Breaft and Belly fpotted with indifferently great 

 black fpots. The Bill white, very much hooked, asalfothe Claws. The Legs co- 

 vered with white feathers, but the Feet only with hairs. The Back is of a Lead-co- 

 lour variegated with whitifh fpecks. The whole body covered with a deep and 

 thick-fet Plumage 5 which makes it appear to be of the bulk of a Capon,whereas when 

 pluckt it is fcarcefb big as a chicken. The Wings arelarge, and reach beyond the end 

 of the Tail. This out of Aldrovandus. 



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* Aldrovandus his grey Owl. Ulula Aldrov. as alfi Gefhers,Ulula Gefri. 



THe Bird fignified by the name Vlnla in Latine, Owl or Howlet in Englifi, Hulot 

 in French, Z)l or Eul in Dutch was doubtlefs (b denominated from the howling 

 noife that it makes : Howl in Englifi and D fitch fignifying the fame that TJlulo or ejuh 

 in Latine. Wherefore the Bird which Aldrovandus exhibits under this title, fithit 

 makes a noife like a Chicken, he will not confidently aver to be the Ulula, but if it may 

 be referred to any of the,Spea>.r of Night-birds mentioned by the Ancients s he knows 

 not whither more commodioufly than to this. 



From the Bill to the end of the Tail it was eighteen inches long. The Head, Back, its length*- 

 Wings, and Tail were of an afti-colour, fpeckled with whitifh and black fpots. Un* Colour ' 

 der the Belly it was white, variegated with blackifh fpots. The Head was very Head, 

 great, enormoufly thick, round, full of feathers: The Eyes being wholly black, and Ey«, 

 encompaffed round with white, foft feathers 5 within the ring or Ambit whereof at 

 the borders of the Eye-lids was feen as it were a red circle. In winking the Eye was 

 covered only with the upper Eye-lid. The Bill was hooked and greeniih : The ElII > 

 Nofthrils great and patent: The Wings very large, eighteen inches long, reaching to wii) gs 3 

 the very end of the Tail. The Legs were hairy down to the Claws, which were a(h- Legs and 

 coloured, hooked, and exceeding fharp. It had four Toes,two (landing forward, and claws# 

 two backward. 



Aldrovandus kept this bird three months at his houfe. » 



This feems to be the fame with our Grey Owl before defcribed bwhe title of Strix 

 cinerea. y 



Gefner defcribes his Ulula in thefe words. It was as big as a £len or bigger 3 the GtfmiuUli* 

 colour red, fprinkled with black: The Bill white, lhort, as in other Night-birds, 

 hpoked, fothat the upper Chap is much longer than the nether: The Eyes great, 

 black, the Pupil being of an obfeure red. The edges of the Eye-lids were red. 

 Moreover, the Eyes were covered with a nictating Membrane. Between the Eyes 

 and Back it was thick-feathered, of an afh-colour. The Neck was very agile, fo 

 that (he could turn her head much backward. The Legs were whitifh, fprink- 

 led with livid fpecks, rough down to the Feet. The Toes flood two forward, two 

 backward. 



It hath notbeenourhapas yet tofeeaBird of this kind, if it be diftincT: f rorri our 

 * Grey Owl. For that bird which by us in England is called Owl, and Howlet, and * strix cintru 

 Madge-howkt is the Aluco of Gefner and Aldrovandus. Although Owl be with us a ge- ^ed^" 

 neral name attributed to all Night-birds. 



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The little Owl. No£tua. 



THe Bird we defcribed of this kind we bought in the Market at Vienna in Auftrid, 

 where they called it Schafflt. 

 It was a Cock, fcarce fo big as a Blackbird. Its length from the Bill to the end of the Its bigfids 

 tail was almoft feven inches : Its breadth, the Wings being extended, more than four- an mea ureSj 

 teen inches. The Bill was white, and like to that of other Owls. The Tongue a Tonaw 

 little divided, as in the reft of this Tribe : The Palate below black, having a wide or palate, ' 

 gaping cleft, and below it a round hole : The Nofthrils oblong : The Ears great : The Nofthrfh, 

 Eyes lefler and handfomer than in other Owls. £ ars > 



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