, 1875-02-06

had yentnred 40 far within tho ctts~l''nfih' or On
wnae ST. anrs erranh II ''aA e'a"e' "ese 1ms'ss
That might rso III tie m!n bas WHICH co"'u 1na
no possible bo'as''n, 'e' , sus'e ,, a. VI. p'''
Fill anu aol'asY AMI" 'n' ~
nsah'uB no neseHfanta ~ no "".et'oo IL ''''o"s''
t'le d"7' except "hen aIs..''su ~ pi,aas ,n1
IL once {: tmiea hrreaa ta efeat "aHsn' "''4
uotsc1cs9ty fapped from ono sfeo to smother ciEEe
:, h.,,d .vtcr ni,ht emo on, tic owl qnietIy t
w nrt rio,e wa. In to find bird, or |
insect, or p'onse, III 81 she ofeaE' "nsso
to ill that empty, hungry ma" winch he aufe'y |
garfield with him. Perhaps Ill night long he
you1d co,t,nue \ fruItlc.s Hstscl, keoring Oh
"oN.u .;.,.s,. ,,.,.o unt,t hrc,d dxx,;,I.,'
sho "soE "'s''ees s'S"n4 ~"
Owls ara stFon3"tnhloae4 SUI '@'"ao'" " ~
| tracteit 1iEht. Ono taaurallst tIlatoA thss he
] bo,, m fan, attove thc GROUND never changing
N'eu -, IT,. .i,. .,nax,t s,onct{r +,
'osls'on " ~ tn@' .'a' ~ 49,,
r.rs or fall l't.la u'stsnce IN tao als' o"'s nAso
| not tho narrow. Pointed wings OF tAoae o't0s
| xb,ch ne,foru, anift and rand flights. On
sa .s s,,.i, w,nc, ,,o sid. md ronndtd,
80 .'..,'r ~ h-,oa,w,b.o, win III,
a"a LAO aes'"e.s ~ .I,,. "a. n.att.
basbs separate It tho cnds. Aad MIL tos saa'td
| covered MIN dna latr, and eu1cl with Iaoso.
! o,1kv dovn ia uu!lo eYery sounl nhcn 10 mo-
49, .s n,,,.,;.t. .t.,,tv trad of tho cat IN mt
'."". a;".,on. H., IN, nittto1 n tie ox1. winch
mora nolseesa tnan 'ae 'ns.'.s y. tue osi, M w."
eIoovca tAd alr "atuohs ~ ef'up1inS tae 'hoe3
prnfouud suliposs. Audubon tsla Of their often
eiduo ~ yith,u q few ys1ds Of him. but 20
eu'. H., ,h.tr ,,r.ooc. xss betrayed onlv hy
h"oas'I 'HSt t.su .',,,. t.. .I,a ,aoa"ii't
i Their siaao" 1a,hu2 III .o' .'oo"''r"'.
How profoundly sase IL tho luox u th's bird!
With it's big head great sres, hooked baak, and
| .,o, hon, ttor IT rally ha, N air IT wonderful
| w,sy,n-os II aE tbe Enpwettse il Ae1Yen and
ns,th wn,n ramnrehendei Ii i.s phi}4nophY, ;, tat
Il c:'u,I ncyer rouieccend to bctrAy nuy OF ita
i naosar. - II, t,tfni humanity Il IA not sttanea
Xxx tl, utnI,nDr md 5fopyos thuu!A pay i.
,ijyin, hauore. Nor is It siusular tha: tho
srnn rtit,uus should resa1a u wth faaE, from
T.. .ro ,nr,sa;nn of uuearlu,y s.nieucc Apl moro
, | ti,,n Iii from ,ts Foutiuess for the n.gut and
'aarlneas aid nuUtudo, 1ta untanny way oS
ho,,nt,. c1,nst}y ruins nu1 ttl3 tleouest recosscs
of tne iorsest ,nd from tia oo'efnl, 'nsnhsioas
! sellr .nI moana Of evil s7irs..
There ara 700 species Ut owls known to Tho
ornithalopis,s, seventeen Of whlch ithabit for:A
smcricn, and fifteen tie Continent Of Eusup.,
;fhnv arc ia n,ost COSMOPOLITAN OF birds ana
t,nir ia bitX ara lnuct, the sa,uo tho Motld oser.
~ tto TnIes er ile Irorles they are invariably
| .i,.tI,,uunhet by an np,,exranco OF superior
fcIiincnrn md "a exirao1dipary p!ilegm Of
ct1aTsctcr Thev nrc ali noor a.chitecta, buiIIug
.i,rat ru,n nests OF ,er tticks or festhe.a, or
, i,nn.s h,ir nud refu.o and. ~ wo might e1-
pect from thus inaaeresce to tho comforts e; of
! dumcat,n feoIinr. Most specles prefer to live
:, sojitary at an scasopR, exclusive Of the tos
d wr.k. necrssar,1v devoted to tho ra,sing ol {
= Fsu,iv trhe rreat horned owl, Ru1o rir7iai.
o o",t, ..on,s to ha irnsnsnlo Of even mental
,Trc i'm and recarts its mate with cold+bt10led
:. Sa.thr 1nacedt m instaros il Oh record Hbcrs
u urnrof these unfcolipR birds wore ket In can.
Is ls,,,rt IN t,n foma,e nctuzy killet aud atc III,
~ i.T hushs,J II ia a,postio|o 10 tame thu fierce
II ,,,ra 'r,,nurh taken wang and treated with
o trnJoroe,s 10 spark Of gratitude or stiect.uu
IN In tin,1. .d in 1ty hoa,k,
J. same nv othars Of tns Epo:es submit gracefully
u la thn cu1, uons Of CAPTIVITY, An1 become
q ;ur ,n,i nrreoabl. domcs.ic companions. lac
T. ,o;ttcd owi. or B.roocl owl {Scops dsio} is Co.
Q H. .nn,., I. ~ H.. infuencfs of cly1tiza.
:. f;on II vii nj ci,anca ia ua.uro-lsuug utl
~ o,r,"l nnd rnraclo., hsbts aad taxing .s
ID fnod oreatcd md cnosed sf,p1 tho manner Ut
II t,ir;sI;,n-bIt !. manIfess c3ns,des.b!o rcgar.
N ~ H., Ill, 1sarn To- couo n, caii, recoR
I'd r;t,n@ lie nams anti will suffer itsci: to Lt
III .troIa si j.. tad bY familiar hnn,ts Owls arr
~ - hna,t hy mn monna tIo utoltd creatures the,
IL 1r ~ =, ha hv davfr1,t. i9hnn might aopro.clle
=. ,n ,sr;oi ~ ~ taair tctfvitY. they se Is keen
al .nT , tIrna !, mn onicE in their royema auta q
E'l almost an7 Other If tho fcath.sed raco
e. naa.n "no t1nr, M moesleJ stiea se
CT u'artf +, h.xc A., onn,r.uuits Of wi:nesspg th
Of n1't mnr,str.insd artIca Of lilo bird. WIca
10 ,.rspasa a,,,s t1nvr On Tim world. It holda h.l
Of .,,iv,l s,f1 ~, nnsatrsR w.ng f1is t1t to,cb ku
ar ,n, ,!e,n1 ans nv VIII pro sou din sn
Nv t6rvtn,, w.,n that ara iiaLtod solely by fir.
~ hnrnn. y;,,,in its orbs Of y,slou Att.actet
At hy lbs Fed flames II oito, awoops dawn by sis
r$p@tL $aF1l
IT, ,,.rv;nrs ssr1 rrnninra Of lie head aud nec
10 @ tsas =, oar in ~ ire snystery ,hat onyeoar til
.s"e .nre, " i pv.' taana wv '"'
?; =. Hnw Hft n says Audubon. Of the hoot-oo
at fa,rnitt,, ,,,,uros,tn,>, :" yhop spurly settle
al 1n ~ n,,nl,. ~ nv amto, NV sorau,pmep
la- a'aut 'I p,rt - rr,st vel,isnn s.raE or tb
nd bo1y tod Il sals,erel, on woodou spit, have boz
Sir salu.en W.! @ nue ns.. III ho5 Il mt teo1 r.
m % him, would w hase provs,lei arpund nc,,as Nc
IT. 70 III ny iouos tGeeas s1;,;,t Will, :. IN
ads S W N.Y. ssnost,'r Lis vuoio body 10 l,e ga.
y, ny are % s,, eye me Il, such curious m .'.,t
no g u's l.s' eah ,s a,."n"tla to dn M untj
liz taa; ona ~ n"tm ,s;ns ~, w,jt in .n, iou n
1T ss"a'5 nsao rana.t t.t mirht hayn enioyoi III
In ~ A5 aetAe.' '.u;', hsttcr ~ ,,,aintnte MI
,u- n!oasotT 7 " ,;vanssa ~ his nntons ioinei
M .,a;r oidn.sa i've nftsn n1sle md tAink tut
Of is sneis ss - a, as.. ~ nc,rc,tls Az thai
jtv ~, i,,yoare svc ,,cet viii in tha vor
Int mans ~ .y ott'',;,,. ~ for'n1nc nrnuaiu
7eB !as as sacn c contont Kind ?eaje
,co ss ~ i1Derfart rornn,tnn which can ri,
lsh W., ~ t Gaht at It1s Saucho Tsnza OF Of
tn You ~ tAs aa"-*" " ''1'" e~A~A*
no #',ouH. -. ., t.. That NJ rea