barn owl (Tyto alba), osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Title: Comparative zoology, structural and systematic : for use in schools and colleges
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: James Orton, 1830-1877; Birge, E. A. (Edward Asahel Birge), 1851-1950
Subjects: Zoology; Anatomy, Comparative; Physiology, Comparative
Text Appearing After Image: Fig. 317.—Barn-owl (Strix flam- Fig. 318. — Fish-hawk (Pandion Carolinensis).
Date 1883
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The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls (Strigidae).
The osprey (Pandion haliaetus)—also called fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk—is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. As its other common names suggest, the osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish.