Saw-whet

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saw-whet \Saw"-whet`\, n. (Zool.)
     A small North American owl ({Nyctale Acadica}), destitute of
     ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also {Acadian
     owl}.
     [1913 Webster]