A nocturnal bird of prey (Bubo ignavus), the largest of the Owl tribe inhabiting Europe.
1678. Ray, Willughby’s Ornith., 99. The great Horn-Owl or Eagle-Owl.
1766. Pennant, Brit. Zool., 71. The great eagle owl has been once shot in Yorkshire.
1849. A. E. Knox, Ornith. Rambles Sussex, 186. There has been for many years a magnificent living collection of Eagle owls at Arundel Castle.
