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and the Brown Ivy Owl, are very common 

 birds. The White Owl inhabits barns, out- 

 houses, &c. Its food generally consists of mice. 

 The Brown Owl frequents woods, and builds in 

 hollows of trees. It feeds on mice, moles, &c. 

 Some of this genus are remarkable for the 

 smallness of their size : there is a Siberian spe- 

 cies which barely exceeds a sparrow in bulk ; 

 and another, the Little Owl, which is not much 

 larger than the thrush, and sees better by day 

 than night : it preys on small birds, mice, &c. 

 The greater part of Owls are nocturnal birds, 

 although some species prey during the day- 

 time ; and these, it has been observed, bear a 

 stronger resemblance to the hawks than the 

 rest of the genus. 



Little Owl. 



