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Short-eared Owl, Gen, Syn. i. p. 124. N" 9. 



'T'HIS fpecies is very common in the northern and woody parts 

 o^ Sibiria : comes blindly bold to the night fires, and aflaults 

 inen, fo as often to be killed with flicks. Has been met with 

 at Falkland IJlands, fo probably is common to South as well as 

 North America *. It vifits Hudfon's Bay in May j makes a neft of 

 dry grafs on the ground. The eggs are white. It departs fouth 

 in September. Known to the Englijh by the name o( Moufe Hawk. 

 By the natives called Thothofecaufew\. Is known to fome in 

 England by the name of Woodcock Owl, as it is fuppofed to -ap- 

 pear and retreat with that bird. Is very fierce and courageous. 

 One having been fhot in Derbyjhire in the wing, would not fuffer 

 itfelf to be taken up, as it flew at the perfon with furprifing fury, 

 and was obliged to be difpatched before it could be fecured J. It 

 is far from uncommon ; but, as far as my obfervation leads me, is 

 not met with fo often as the long-eared fpecies. 



^-SHORT-EAR. 

 ED OWL. 



Scops E. Owl, Gen, Sjn. i. p. 129. 



nPHISis pretty common in the fouth of Ruffia, and wefl:ern 

 parts of Sibiria; but not obferved eaftward ||. 



• jir3. ZooJ. f Mr. Huuhins. 



X Mr. Tunjlall.'-.l have alfo heard a fimilar inftance confirmed to me by an- 

 other hand. , 



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