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plantations, preferring those which abound in firs 
and holly or ivy bushes. In such situations it 
remains concealed till nightfall, as it is very impa- 
tient of the glare of day, and sees indeed imper- 
fectly during the continuance of sunlight. It preys 
upon rats, mice, moles, rabbits, and young leverets, 
and is sometimes destructive to pigeons, entering 
the dovecots, and committing great havoc. At 
night it emits a loud and doleful ery, termed 
hooting, and occasionally utters a harsh scream. 
It breeds in the cavities of old trees, or will occupy 
the deserted nest of a crow, and produces four or 
five white egos of a broad oval shape. 
OWL, TENGMALM’S. 
Strix TenemMaumi, Lemm. 
This is an occasional strageler in England, but 
not a native. It is abundant in North America, 
and not uncommon in the north of Europe, where it 
nests in the hollows of trees, laying four or five 
white eggs. The nest-boxes set up by the Lapps 
and other inhabitants of the far north, for the 
accommodation of the Golden-eyed Duck, which 
recularly avails itself of these artificial nesting- 
places, are invariably robbed of the eggs which they 
contain, by the proprietor of the. Tyllyr. This 
Owl is strictly nocturnal in its habits, and is so 
