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Strix, 5. Ny&ea. 132. 6. Snowy Owl. FaurW 
Am. Sept. 9. 
Churchill River, N° 7. White Owl. 
It feems to be in its winter drefs, as it is intirely 
white. The feet are covered with lq»ng white 
hair-like feathers to the very nails, but there 
are none on the foies or under parts of the 
toes. 
Strix, 6. Funetea. 133. 11. Canada Owl. Faun, 
Am. Sept. 9. 
Severn River, N° 13. Churchill River, N° 11. 
Cabeticuch , or Cabaducutch , is the Indian name 
of this bird. Linneus’s defcription anfwers 
perfectly. The male, which in the clafs of 
birds of prey is generally fmaller, is, how- 
ever, in this fpecies, larger than the female, 
according to the account from Severn River. 
Its colour is likewife much blacker, and the 
fpots more diflindt. The eyes are large and 
prominent ; the irides of a bright yellow. 
The weight is 12 ounces ; its length 17 inches, 
the breadth 2 feet. It has only two young at 
one hatching. 
Strix, 7. PafTerina. 133. 12. Little Owl. Brit. 
Zool. Faun. Am. Sept. 9. 
(The number belonging to this bird is loft, but it 
is mod: probably that from Severn River, 
N° 15. called Shipomojfijh by the natives). 
The crown of the head is fpeckled with white, 
as in the Strix funerea. 
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