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Strix Bammea, Lin. Jyft. I. p. 133. N® 8.
Le petit Chathuant. Brif. orn. 2. p. 503. N° a.
L ’Effraie, ou Le Frefaie, Buf. oif. i. p. 366. t. 26,
------------| PI. enl. 440.474.
Aiuco minor Aldrovandi. Baii Jyn. p. 23. A. i>
Common Barn, or White Owl, Will, orn- p, 104. t. 13-.
Schlever Eule, Perl Enle, Prifch. t. 97.— Kramer, p. 324, N? 3,
White Owl, Br. Zool. N° 67.— Albin. vol. ii, t* i t ,
Amer. Zool. N° 2,
Br. Mnf. Lev. Mu/.
H I S bird is fa well known, as Icarcely to need.the Ihorteft
defcription, did not our. plan of giving an account of every
fpecies render it neceflary.
Mr. Pennant fays that the ufual weight is eleven ounces.; the-
length fourteen inches; breadth three feet. The circle of feathers
round the eyes is white : the upper parts of the body, the-
coverts, and fecondaries, pale yellow on each, fide of the fhaft.
are two grey and two white Ipots placed. alternate: outer fides,
of the quills yellow, the inner white, marked on each fide with,
four black Ipots : beneath wholly white: interior fides o f the
tail-feathers, white; the exterior marked with obfcure dulky
b a r s le g s feathered to the feet,,which are covered with, fhort
hairs: edge of the middle claw ferrated.
The manners of this, bird' are known to every farmer; whole-
barns, fupply them with food, and under whole prote&ion they
live. Their food is only mice. I have received a Ipecimen of
this from Jamaica, no ways differing from that of England.
3 Strix,
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Strix Itridula, Lin. fyft. i. p. 233. N° 9.
■ 1 . ■— Scop. Ann. 2. p. 12. N° 21.
Le Chathuant, Brif.'em. i. p. 500. N° t<
—.------ Buf. oif. i. p. 36z. t. 23.
— — — — — PI. enl. 437.
Strix Aldrov. Bait Jyn. p. 23.
Common Brown, or Ivy Owl, Will. orn. p. 102. t. 14«
Braune, oder Bock Eule, Prifch. t. 96. the male.
Gelblicke, oder brand Eule, D® t. 95. the female.
Brown Owl, Albin. vol. 2. t. 9.
Tawny Owl, Br. Zool. N® 68.— Am. Zool. N®
Br. Muf. Lev.Muf.
feet eight inches; weight of the female nineteen ounces. The
head, back, wing-coverts, and fcapulars, of a fine tawny-red, elegantly
fpotted and powdered with black .or dulky Ipots of various
fizes : on the coverts and fcapulars feveral large white
Ipots : tail-coverts of a plain tawny-colour: the tail itfelfvari-
oully blotched, barred, and fpotted with pale red and black ; in
the two middle feathers the red predominates*, the breaft and
belly are yellowilh, mixed with white, and marked with narrow
black ftrokes, pointing downwards: legs feathered down to the
toes.
This is Mr. Pennant's defcription, who adds, that the hides
are dulky. M. de Buff on fays they are blueilh, and thofe
of the White Owl yellow *. The male is darkeft in colour.
* I fancy this author means, that fhe feathers which immediately furround
the eyes are yellow, which is the cafe j for I do not remember to have feen this
kind of Owl with yellow bides.
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