THE GREAT HORNED OWL.

Tue Owl seems to hold the same place
among birds that the cat holds among
quadrupeds. Like cats, many of them
are only able to hunt their prey in the
evening, or morning twilight, or aided by
the dim light of the moon. The pupil of
the eye is so large, and admits so many
tays that the owls are dazzled by the
light of day. In consequence of this pe-
culiarity, they seek, during the day, the
gloomiest part of the thickest forest, the
cranies of the desolate ruin or the humble
retreat of a hollow and decayed tree. At
times, routed from their refuge, they may

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