. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . notes could be heard eyery eyening soon after sundown; 4/0 M\\\ M \CIAKI. \ \l-. .-i_ II a-licjii cumiiiciicolthe birds iKxaiiicsilent. The eggsvvcif noted as Ix*-iiig cliiclly ovalin sliajK, but inc a |) a c i t y nearlyeijual to tbose t)fI lie I-^ng - eared()\\ 1. All llic nestsfy them I foundtrout from si.\ toeight incbe? longand a small white-fish iCorcijotiiis•cillidinsotiii) alxnitten inches still puzzles mcto know how theymanage to catchsuch active tisli
. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . notes could be heard eyery eyening soon after sundown; 4/0 M\\\ M \CIAKI. \ \l-. .-i_ II a-licjii cumiiiciicolthe birds iKxaiiicsilent. The eggsvvcif noted as Ix*-iiig cliiclly ovalin sliajK, but inc a |) a c i t y nearlyeijual to tbose t)fI lie I-^ng - eared()\\ 1. All llic nestsfy them I foundtrout from si.\ toeight incbe? longand a small white-fish iCorcijotiiis•cillidinsotiii) alxnitten inches still puzzles mcto know how theymanage to catchsuch active tisli but i)elieve that where obtainable, these as well as frogs formno inconsiderable |K>rtion of their daily fare, while the smaller rodents andgrasshoppers form the remainrler. 1 do iioi believe it catches binis to anvextent, and mn^i b<- ;iu •■lineiillv useful s]) Tiiken in Urrgon. Ilioto by .-1. ((. \CF.\ SCRKFCn OWI. 1. Brndirc. Life IlI^turlc> o( .\. .\. llitji. \ ol. I , p. jyj. THE DWARF SCREECH OWL. 477 No. SCREECH OWL. A. O. U. No. 374 a. Otus flammeola idahoensis (JMerriam). Description.—Aduli: Plumicorns short; facial disk light tawny or ochra-ceous; upperparts finely mottled dark brown and ashy-gray with dark shaft-stripes; a whitish or pale tawny bar on scapulars as in 0. a. macfarlanei; wing-quills with prominent white or bufify spots on outer webs, the inner with palerbars; tail narrowly and irregularly cross-barred with whitish or dull tawny;underparts white, finely and sparingly vermiculated with dusky and with heavyblackish streaks on sides. [Presumably dichromatic, like type form,—partsdescribed above as brown or gray becoming ochraceous or bright rufous in redphase.] Young birds are finely barred, dusky or deep gray and lighter, aboveand below, finely vermiculated with same on forehead and cr
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