PLATE XVI. 
The Madge Owlet, or Owl. 
T 
X. HESE birds are fcarce, and feldom feen but near large fbrefts and chaces. The original 
of this portrait was (hot near Whaddon Chace, in Bucldnghamlhire. They frequent the moil 
folitary and fecret places, and appear only in the night. They depofite their eggs in fome hol- 
low tree, which are two in number, of a white colour, and as large as thofe of a fmall 
bantam hen. Their young, being unable to provide for themfelves, remain in the neft much 
longer than other birds. They feed on mice, and other fmall animals. 
No. VI. N 
