HORNED OWL. 
The Horned Owl is the largest of tin 
Owl kind, and has two long horns growing 
from the top of his head, above his ears, ant 
composed of six feathers, which he can raisr 
or lay down at pleasure. The eyes are 
large, and encircled with an orange-coloured 
iris ; the ears are large and deep, and tin 
beak black ; the breast, belly, and thighs, 
are of a dull yellow, marked with brown 
streaks; the back, coverts of the wings, an 1 ! 
quill-feathers, are brown and yellow; ami 
the tail is marked with dusky and red bars. 
He inhabits the north and west of England 
and Wales. The organ of sight in this 
bird, as well as in all other Owls, is sopccu* 
liarly conformed, and so much in its nature 
resembling that of the cat kind, that it can 
see much better at dusk than by day-light 
