. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. â l^V:-^.:^^-'---- â . * - -⢠-- '^ it*'' »' 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, â the latter sometimes obscure. Ear-tufts large and conspicuous; legs and toes feathered. Length i8 to 25 inches. JVesf. Sometimes within a hollow tree, but usually on an upper limb. A deser
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Birds; Birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. â l^V:-^.:^^-'---- â . * - -⢠-- '^ it*'' »' 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, â the latter sometimes obscure. Ear-tufts large and conspicuous; legs and toes feathered. Length i8 to 25 inches. JVesf. 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. Egg^s. 2-3; white and nearly spherical; 2 20 X This species, so nearly related to the Great Eared Owl of Europe, is met with occasionally from Hudson's Bay to I ^« Mii U. 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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