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NATURAL HISTORY. 
with deep brown and yellow. It nfually 
breeds in caverns, hollow trees, or ruinated 
buildings, making their nefls nearly three feet 
in diameter. 
‘The LESSER HORNED OWL. 
T 
A H E wings of this bird are fo long, that 
when clofed they reach beyond their tails, 
The feathers of the head, back, and coverts 
of the wings are brown, edged with yellow: 
the tip of the tail is white. 
T here is alio a fmaller kind of horned 
owl,' which is not much larger than the 
thrufh. 
Of owls, there are alfo the little ov'l, which 
is remarkable for its elegance; the fcreech- 
owl, wliich has blue eyes, and iron-grey fea- 
thers; and the brown owl, which remains 
all day in the v/oods. 
Notwithftanding this fpecies of birds differ 
fo matei’ially, both in iiie and plumage, their 
eyes are all adapted tor nodturnal vi'ion, to 
enable them to leek their food, which they al- 
ways do by night. They haveftrong mufeu- 
lar bodies ; powerful feet and claws, for tcar- 
ingtheir prey ; and (loniachs properly adapted 
for di gelt ion. 
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