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Birds. 
IT. — Nocturnal Birds of Prey. 
THE HOKNED OWL, (Bubo maximus,) 
Is one of the largest of the Owls, and has two long tufts 
growing from the top of its head, above its ears, and 
composed of six feathers, which it can raise or lay down 
at pleasure. Its eyes are large, and encircled with an 
orange-coloured iris ; the ears are large and deep, and 
the beak black ; the breast, belly, and thighs, are of a 
dull yellow, marked with brown streaks ; the back, 
coverts of the wings, and quill feathers, are brown and 
yellow ; and the tail is marked with dusky and red bars. 
It inhabits the north and west of England, and Wales. 
The conformation of the organ of sight in the Owl is so 
