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Acadian owl 
n. a small, brown, eastern sub-species, Cryptoglaux acadica acadica, of the saw-whet.
See also: saw-whet sawyer (def. 2)
- 1868 The Acadian or little owl makes its abode in barns during the winter.
- 1922 There are several subspecies of the Saw-whet Owl in Canada; but only one, the Acadian Owl, the type form, is ever found in the east.
- 1868 The Acadian or little owl makes its abode in barns during the winter.