. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. vi. p. 52. Strix Virginiania, Bonap. Syn., p. 37. Great Horned-Owl or Cat Owl, Strix Virginiania, Nutt. Man., vol. i. p. 124. Great Horned-Owl, Strix Virgimana, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 313; vol. v. p. 393. Upper part of the head brownish-black, mottled with light brown, thetufts of the same colour, margined with brown; face brownish-red, with acircle of blackish-brown; upper parts undulatingly banded and minutelymottled with brownish-black and yellowish-red, behind tinged with gr
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. vi. p. 52. Strix Virginiania, Bonap. Syn., p. 37. Great Horned-Owl or Cat Owl, Strix Virginiania, Nutt. Man., vol. i. p. 124. Great Horned-Owl, Strix Virgimana, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 313; vol. v. p. 393. Upper part of the head brownish-black, mottled with light brown, thetufts of the same colour, margined with brown; face brownish-red, with acircle of blackish-brown; upper parts undulatingly banded and minutelymottled with brownish-black and yellowish-red, behind tinged with grej;wings and tail light brownish-yellow, barred and mottled with blackish-brown and light brownish-red; chin white; upper part of throat light reddish,spotted with black, a band of white across the middle of fore neck; its lowerpart and the breast light yellowish-red, barred with deep brown, as are thelower parts generally; several longitudinal brownish-black patches on thelower fore neck; tarsal feathers light yellowish-red, obscurely barred. Male, 23. 56. Female, 25, 60. N°8. P140. < ■ 147 THE LITTLE SCREECH OWL. -f-BuBo Asio, Linn. PLATE XL.—Adult and Young. This Owl, although found in the Southern States, is there very a long residence in Louisiana, I have not met with more than twoindividuals. On advancing towards the confluence of the Ohio and Missis-sippi, we find them becoming rather more numerous; above the Falls of theformer, they increase in number; and as the traveller advances towards thesources of that noble river, their mournful notes are heard in every quarterduring mild and serene nights. In Virginia, Maryland, and all the EasternDistricts, the bird is plentiful, particularly during the autumnal and wintermonths, and is there well known under the name of the Screech Owl. You are presented, kind reader, with three figures of this species, thebetter to shew you the differences which exist between the young and thefull-grown bird. The contrast
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