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  Tawny Owl

  noun

  a name (no longer in official use) for an assistant Brownie Guider
• tawny owl
  tawny owl

  noun

  a European owl, Strix aluco, having a reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes, and a round head

Tawny Owl

¹ British  

noun

1. a name (no longer in official use) for an assistant Brownie Guider

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tawny owl ² British  

noun

1. Also called: brown owl, wood owl. a European owl, Strix aluco, having a reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes, and a round head

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“Don't work like a stalling woodpecker,” urged a Tawny Owl affectionately.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

We met first in the Merediths' house-boat, the Tawny Owl, which was then lying at Molesey.

From My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke by Maurice Brazil Prendergast

The Tawny Owl lay on the far side of the island.

From My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke by Maurice Brazil Prendergast

A recent genetic discovery has revealed that the pale grey plumage of the tawny owl is linked to crucial functions that aid the bird's survival in cold environments.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024

The nocturnal tawny owl is so rarely seen, its disembodied cry seems to be “the voice of night itself.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2023

In one study, researchers found that on a dry night, the call of a tawny owl is audible over a geographic area that is 69 times larger than on a night with heavy rain.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2020

As a toddler in Manchester, he would look out of his bedroom window, fascinated by the tawny owl perched on a lamp outside.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2016

A large tawny owl soared down to Neville Tongbottom and deposited a parcel into his lap — Neville almost always forgot to pack something.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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