common in the woods at Hudfon’s Bay, where it is a conftant inhabitant
: it builds the neft on a pine tree the middle o f May, with
a few loofe Hicks, lined with feathers: lays two eggs, marked
with darkilh-coloured fpots : the young fly the end of July. Moft-
ly feen in pairs : the chief food Mice and Rabbits: flies low, yet
with great force, often ftriking itfelf into the fnow a foot deep
when in chafe after its prey : is fo ftrong as to be able to fly off
with an American Hare alive in its talons : is called at Hudfon’s
Bay, Omiffew Athinetou, or Speckled Owl *.
White Owl, Gen. Syn. i. p. 138. N° 26.— Aril. Z00L N° 124.
'Strix flammea, Muller, p. 11.
' J 'H I S is common both to North and South America, as well as
various parts of the continent o f Europe, though not found fo
far north as fome others.
It is faid to inhabit Aftrachanf-, and we have alfo feen it
painted among other birds from China. It is likewife a native o f
various parts o f India, and far from uncommon. A t Hindoftan it
is known by the name o f 177«, and in the Perfian language is called
Bum J.
* Mr. Hutchins.— This gentleman obferved, that the male was larger than the
female; and in fuch of the 0<wl genus as we have feen, i t was ever the fame, in
this differing from the reft of the rapacious tribe.
t Dec. Ruf. ii. p. 14*. J Mr. MM lim.
Brown
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Brown Owl, Gen. Syn. i. p. 140. 28.— Aril. Zool. N"> 125. no OWN O
Strix ulula, Brun. N° 19.—Muller, p. l l .— Georgi Reife, p. 164.— Faun.
Arag. p. 71.
r p H I S bird is lefs common in Ruffia than the reft of the conti-
nent of Europe: not known in Sibiria*-, but mentioned by
Gmelin as frequenting Aflrachan + : it is alfo found at Newfoundland.
The Brown Owl, being fond o f Mice, may be decoyed within
gunlhot, by any perfon’s imitating the fqueaking of one: is ob-
ferved feldom to eat more than the fore quarters o f its prey, leaving
„the hind untouched in the neft J : is faid now and then to
burrow like a Rabbit |. The eggs are five in number, and
white §.
Canada Owl, Gen. Syn. i. p. 142. N° 29.— Hawk Owl, Aril. Zed. N“ 234. 29.
Strix funerea, Muller, p. 11. **" CANADA O,
America f : in the laft is very common, in the woods at
Hudfon'sBay, and makes the neft in March, in trees, of flicks and
* Aril. Zool. f Dec. Ru//l ii. p. 142. $ Gen. Directory, p. 142»
|| Hiß. de Lyons, i. p. 190.
§ Sepp. Vog. pi. in p. 63.— In this plate are male and female ®f what he calls
Strix ulula; but thefe feem fo very like our leffer eared Owl, that I hefitate about
the identity of the fpecies.
In the Arilic Zoology, ■ the Canada, Hawk, Cafpian, and Ural Owls, are
thought to be one and the fame. The two firft feem to me much allied ; and the
Cafpian Owl I have ever thought to be very limilar ; yet Dr. Fallas, in his description
of the two laft, thought them diftinft fpecies j and it was the opinion of
fo diftinguilhed a naturalift which induced me to place them, according to his
fentiments, in the Synopfis,
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