. . kerholes and small hollows in trees. The eggs — usually four— are laid on the rotten wood or decayed material at thebottom. They are white and nearly round. The small size of the saw-whet and the absence of earsat once distinguish this species from any owl of easternNorth America, except Richardsons, which has the headand back spotted with white, and legs barred with grayishbrown. SCREECH OWL The Screech Owl, sometimes known as the LittleHorned or Red Owl, ranges throughout eastern NorthAmerica. The most abundant of our owls, it
. . kerholes and small hollows in trees. The eggs — usually four— are laid on the rotten wood or decayed material at thebottom. They are white and nearly round. The small size of the saw-whet and the absence of earsat once distinguish this species from any owl of easternNorth America, except Richardsons, which has the headand back spotted with white, and legs barred with grayishbrown. SCREECH OWL The Screech Owl, sometimes known as the LittleHorned or Red Owl, ranges throughout eastern NorthAmerica. The most abundant of our owls, it is the small-est variety inhabiting the eastern United States, exceptingthe rare saw-whet owl. The plumage, regardless of age orsex, may be the common phase, a dark gray, or a rufousbrown. The red phase shown in the plate is the rufousbrown. These birds in some phase may be found in everyportion of the United States, being divided by naturalistsinto about fifteen sub-species, each having a given range,such as Florida screech owl, Texas screech owl, Mexican. SCREECH OWL
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