332 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [aNN0 1772. 



could not ■ ascertain how many eggs it lays ; however, the Indians told him it 

 commonly lays 1. It never migrates, and weighs 24- pounds ; its length is 22 

 inches, its breadth 3 feet. 



2. Strix, owl. 4. Brachyotos. The short-eared owl. Brit. Zoology, folio, 

 plate B. 3. 8vo, i. p. 156. Faun. Am. Sept. 9. Severn river, N° 17 and 64. 



Mouse hawk at Hudson's Bay. It answers the description and figure in the 

 British Zoology ; but its ears or long feathers do not appear. The smallness of 

 the head has probably given occasion to call it a hawk, though it does not fly 

 about in quest of prey, like other hawks (as the account from Severn river says) ; 

 it sits quiet on the stumps of trees, waiting mice with all the attention of a do- 

 mestic cat, being an inveterate enemy of those little animals. It migrates south- 

 ward in autumn; and breeds along the coast. Its irides are yellow. Its weight 

 is 14 oz. ; its length l6 inches, the breadth 3 feet. 



Strix, 5. Nyctea. 132, 6. Snowy owl. Faun. Am. Sept. g. Churchill 

 river, N° 7- White owl. 



It seems to be in its winter dress, as it is entirely white. The feet are covered 

 with long white hair-like feathers to the very nails, but there are none on the 

 soles or under parts of the toes. 



Strix, 6. Funerea. 133, 11. Canada owl. Faun. Am. Sept. 0. Severn river, 

 N° 13. Churchill river, N° 11. 



Cabeticuch, or cabaducutch, is the Indian name of this bird. Linnaeus's de- 

 scription answers perfectly. The male, which in the class of birds of prey is 

 generally smaller, is however in this species larger than the female, according to 

 the account from Severn river. Its colour is likewise much blacker, and the 

 spots more distinct. The eyes are large and prominent; the irides of a bright 

 yellow. The weight is 12 ounces; its length 17 inches, the breadth 2 feet. It 

 has only 2 young at one hatching. 



Strix, 7. Passerina. 133, 12. Little owl. Brit. Zool. Faun. Am. Sept. 9. 



The number belonging to this bird is lost, but it is most probably that from 

 Severn river, N° 15, allied shipomospish by the natives. The crown of the head 

 is speckled with white, as in the strix funerea. 



Strix, 8. Nebulosa. New species. The grey owl. Severn river, N°36. 



This fine non-descript owl feeds on hares, ptarmigans, mice, &c. It has 2 

 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 1 6 inches, breadth 

 4 feet. 



3. Lanius, shrike. 9. Excubitor. 135, 11. Great butcher-bird. Brit. Zool. 

 Cinereous shrike. Faun. Am. Sept. Severn river, N" 11. 



White Whiskijohn at Hudson's Bay. The specimen is a male ; it weighs 2 

 ounces and a half, is seldom found on the coast, but frequent about a hundred 



