Owls were classed by Cuvier with eagles, hawks

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and vultures, and Jerdon followed him, as all the old naturalists did. More careful examination of their anatomy has shown that they differwidely from all other birds of prey in many respects, and resemble parrots; so they are now placed by most in an order by themselves, mid-way between the hawks and