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NORTHERN ZOOLOGY. 



not reach beyond the roots of the nails, where two or three scales are exposed. The middle 

 nail is the longest, the first nearly equals it ; both are grooved beneath, and the former has a 

 sharp inner edge. The hind and outer nails are rounded beneath : none of them are much 

 curved. 



Inches. 



Length from the tip of the bill to the end 



of the tail 17 



,, of the tail .... 6 

 „ of the longest quill feather . .11 



„ of the bill on the ridge . . 1 



Dimensions 





Of the male. 





Lines. Inches. 

 Length of the bill from the angle of the mouth 



Lint 



in a straight line .... 1 



3 



6 „ of the tarsus . . . .1 



7 



,, of the middle toe ... 1 



2 



3 „ of the middle nail . . .0 



9 



The female, which was killed in company with the above, was scarcely of larger 

 dimensions, and differed only slightly in the parts tinged with yellowish-brown, 

 having a more intense colour. The facial circle was rather browner. Another 

 female, killed six weeks earlier in the season, was precisely similar. 



The setaceous feathers at the base of the bill are represented as very few in this cut of the head of the Long eared Owl, 

 in order to exhibit the cere and nostrils, and a correct outline of the bill. 



