. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. GREAT HORNED OWL. CAT OWL. Bubo virginianus. Char. Plumage very variable, of mottled black, light and dark brown, buff, and tawny. A white band on the throat, and a white stripe down the breast, — the latter sometimes obscure. Ear-tufts large and conspicuous; legs and toes feathered. Length i8 to 25 inches. Nest. Sometimes within a hollow tree, but usually on an upper limb. A deserted nest of Crow or Hawk is often used, and then it is a clumsy, bulky affair of sticks, lined with fe
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. GREAT HORNED OWL. CAT OWL. Bubo virginianus. Char. Plumage very variable, of mottled black, light and dark brown, buff, and tawny. A white band on the throat, and a white stripe down the breast, — the latter sometimes obscure. Ear-tufts large and conspicuous; legs and toes feathered. Length i8 to 25 inches. Nest. Sometimes within a hollow tree, but usually on an upper limb. A deserted nest of Crow or Hawk is often used, and then it is a clumsy, bulky affair of sticks, lined with feathers. Eggs. 2-3; white and nearly spherical; X This species, so nearly related to the Great Eared Owl of Europe, is met with occasionally from Hudson's Bay to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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