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Strix, 8. Nebulosa. New species. The grey Owl. 



Severn River, N° 36. 



This fine non-descrlpt owl lives upon hares, 

 ptarmigans, mice, &c. It has two young at 

 a time. The specimen sent over is said to 

 be one of the largest. It is not described by 

 any author. Its weight is 3 pounds, length 16 

 inches, breadth 4 feet. 



3. Lanius, I 9. Excubitor. 135. 11. Great Butcher- 

 Shrike, j bird. Brit. Zool. Cinc;reous Shrike. 



Faun. Am. Sept. 

 Severn River, N° 11. 



White WJiiskijohn at Hudson's Bay. The spe- 

 cimen is a male ; it weighs two ounces and 

 a half, is seldom found on the coast, but 

 frequent about a hundred miles inland ; and 

 feeds on small birds. It corresponds with 

 ours in every respeft. 



jT I Picae. 



I Pies. Faun. Am. Sept. 



4. CoRvus, |io. Canadensis. 158. 16. Cinereous 



Crow, j Crow. Faun. Am. Sept. 9. 

 Severn River, N° 9 and 10. 



These birds are called Whiskijohn2SvA Whiskijack 

 at the Hudson's Bay. They weigh 2 ounces; 

 and are 9 inches long, and 1 1 broad. Their 

 eyes are black, and their feet of the same 

 colour. Their characters correspond with the 

 Linnean description. They breed early in 

 spring ; their nests are made of sticks and 



grass, 



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