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Strix, 8. Nebulofa. New /pedes. The grey Owl. 



Severn River, N° 36. 



This fine non-defcript owl lives upon hares, 

 ptarmigans, mice, &c. It has two young at 

 a time. The fpecimen fent over is faid to 

 be one of the largeft. It is not defcribed by 

 any author. Its weight is 3 pounds, length 16 

 inches, breadth 4 feet. 



3. Lanius,|9. Excubitor. 135. 11. Great Butcher- 

 Shrike. J bipd. Brit. Zool. Cinereous Shrike. 

 Faun. Am. Sept. 

 Severn River, N° 1 1. 



White Whtjkijohn at Hudfon's Bay. The fpe- 

 cimen is a male ; it weighs two ounces and 

 a half, is feldom found on the coaft, but 

 frequent about a hundred miles inland ; and 

 feeds on fmall birds. It correfponds with 

 ours in every refpecl. 



u ' I Pies. 



Faun. Am. Sept. 



4. Corvus,")io. Canadenfis. 158. 16. Cinereous 



Crow. J Crow. Faun. Am. Sept. 9. 

 Severn River, N° 9 and 10. 



Thefe birds are called Whijkljohn and V/hifkijack 

 at the Hudfon's Bay. They weigh 2 ounces ; 

 and are 9 inches long, and 1 1 broad. Their 

 eyes are black, and their feet of the fame 

 colour. Their characters correfpond with the 

 Linnean defcription. They breed early in 

 fpring j their nefts are made of flicks and 



grafs, 



