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WAPACUTHU OWL. 



Strix Wapacuthu. S. alba, rufo nigroque maculata, subtus albida 



lineis numerosis transversis rufis. 

 White Owl, with rufous and black spots, beneath whitish with 



numerous transverse rufous lines. 

 Strix Wapacuthu. S capite Icevi, corpore albo pallide rvbro 



nigroque maculato, subtus albido lineis numerosis rufescentibus. 



Lath. ind. orn. 

 Wapacuthu Owl. Venn. Arct. Zool. Lath. syn. 



The Wapacuthu Owl is a native of North 

 America, and is thus described by Mr. Pennant 

 in the Arctic Zoology. " Owl with glossy black 

 bill, and claws much incurvated : base of the bill 

 beset with strong bristles; irides bright yellow: 

 space between the eyes, cheeks, and throat white: 

 the ends of the feathers on the head black: sca- 

 pulars, and all the coverts of the wings, white, 

 elegantly barred with pale-red and black: back 

 and coverts of the tail white, mixed with a few 

 dusky spots: breast and belly dirty white, crossed 

 with innumerable reddish lines: vent white: legs 

 feathered to the toes, which are covered with hairs: 

 weight five pounds : length two feet. Inhabits 

 the woods about Hudson's Bay: makes its nest on 

 the moss, on the dry ground : the young are 

 hatched in May, fly in June, and are white for a 

 long time after: feeds on mice and small birds: 

 called by the Indians IFapacuthu, or spotted owl. 

 The Europeans settled in the Bay reckon it a very 

 delicate food." 



