A Little Owl. 75

You have found some pictures of birds, you
say, Cissy? Let me look at them, and I'll try
if I can tell you what they are. Here we have
an Owl. It is acurious and very handsome kind
of little Owl, sometimes found in England, but

  

more common in North America. The head,
back, and wings are of a rich chocolate-brown,
dotted with white spots, and the under parts of
the body are a greyish white. Like most Owls,
it remains quietly at home during the daylight ;
but in the stillness of night, and in quiet country
places, its melancholy cry is often heard.