lies | WHITE OWL Crass, 
ab. t+ 
.* | hia a me 
P. wards: the thighs, legs and toes, are covered — 
with plain yellow feathers; the quill-feathers — 
are dufky, barred with red: the tail is of avery — 
deep brown, adorned on each fide the fhaft of 
the four middle feathers with a yellow circle 
which contains a brown fpot: the tip of the tail is 
white. . 
The other Exropean horn owl, the little horn owl, 
Scops or Petit Duc of M. de Buffon, 1. 353, is un- 
known in Great Britain. 
OWLS WITH SMOOTH HEADS. 
67. WHITE. Belon av. 143 *. Le petit Chat-huant. Brifoxz 
Aluco minor. J4/dr. av. I. av. I. 503. | 
272s Allocco. Zinan. gg. 
Common barn, white, or Strix flammea. Liz. ff. 133. 
church Owl, Howlet, Faun. Suec. 73. 
madge Howlet, Gillihow- Br. Zool 71. plate B. Ph 
ter. Wil. orn. 104. Enl. 474. 
Raii {ym av. 25. L’Effraie. Hif. d’Ois. I. 366, 
Perl-Eule. Fri/ch. I. 97. 
i» 
FiTS fpecies is almoft domettic : inhabiting 
‘ for the greateft part of the year, barns, 
- * This refers only to the igure, for his defcription means 
® the Goat/ucker. 
haylofts, * 
