. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . ge, sometimes gray, sometimes rufous brown, more or less streaked andspotted. Screech Owl. 3Li/ascops asio^ and No. 307. Tarsus, scantily feathered, usually nearly bare, especially on the lower part;head, without homelike tufts of feathers. Occurs only in Florida. Florida Burrowing Owl. Speotyto ennicAilaria No. 315. Group 2. Wing, to 11 inches long. Primaries, dark brown, more or less marked with tawny brown. Long=eared Owl. Asio No. 300. Primaries, daik brown
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . ge, sometimes gray, sometimes rufous brown, more or less streaked andspotted. Screech Owl. 3Li/ascops asio^ and No. 307. Tarsus, scantily feathered, usually nearly bare, especially on the lower part;head, without homelike tufts of feathers. Occurs only in Florida. Florida Burrowing Owl. Speotyto ennicAilaria No. 315. Group 2. Wing, to 11 inches long. Primaries, dark brown, more or less marked with tawny brown. Long=eared Owl. Asio No. 300. Primaries, daik brown, more or less marked with pure white; no horn-liketufts of feathers ou head. Hawk Owl. Surnia idula No. 313. FAMILY STKIGID^. — OWLS. 1S8 Group 3. Wing, II to 13 inches long. Genenil i^liimagc, brown, iiKjttlcd, and streaked; underpurts, streaked andbarred with 1)rown : toes, feathered. Barred Owl. Syrnhim nebnlosum. XT J . ^ . ^ ^ee No. 302. Underparts, streaked and barred willi lirown; toes, nearly bare. Florida Barred Owl. Stjrnium nchnlitsHin ^[o. Barn one seventh natural size. Underparts, white, or tawny wliite, witli inorcMtr less small spots of brown : middletoe nail, witli comb-like edge. Barn No. 29U. Group 4. Wing, 13 to 15 inches I. Second primary, decidedly shorter than fourth. I iiilfipart-, wbilc, bancd atni -lifakid with brown; toes, mon- or less , Barred Owl. S/rniinn m No. 302. 184 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA.
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