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THE OWL. 
and the Brown Ivy Owl, are very common 
birds. The White Owl inhabits barns, out- 
houses, &c. Its food generally consists of mice. 
The Brown Owl frequents woods, and builds in 
hollows of trees. It feeds on mice, moles, &c. 
Some of this genus are remarkable for the 
smallness of their size: there is a Siberian spe- 
cies which barely exceeds a sparrow in bulk ; 
and another, the Little Owl, which is not much 
larger than the thrush, and sees better by day 
than night : it preys on small birds, mice, &c. 
The greater part of Owls are nocturnal birds, 
although some species prey during the day- 
time ; and these, it has been observed, bear a 
stronger resemblance to the hawks than the 
rest of the genus. 
Little Owh 
