. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. IS SCREECH OWL. MOTTLED OWL, RED OWL. Mkc;.\scops asio. Char. Of two phases, brownish gray and brownish red. Above, mottled with darker shades of the prevailing cohjr and with blacixish ; below, dull whitish or with a rufous tint aud heavily marked with dull brown or blackish. In highly colored red examples the spots arc less frequent. Large ear tufts ; wings and tail barred with the light and dark colors ; legs feathered and toes bristled. Length 7 to 10 inches. Nest. In a
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. IS SCREECH OWL. MOTTLED OWL, RED OWL. Mkc;.\scops asio. Char. Of two phases, brownish gray and brownish red. Above, mottled with darker shades of the prevailing cohjr and with blacixish ; below, dull whitish or with a rufous tint aud heavily marked with dull brown or blackish. In highly colored red examples the spots arc less frequent. Large ear tufts ; wings and tail barred with the light and dark colors ; legs feathered and toes bristled. Length 7 to 10 inches. Nest. In a hollow tree or stump ; the bottom of the hole slightly lined with leaves or feathers. E,^-gs. 4-S ; white, nearly round ; X Mottled 0-ivl. — This common, small, and handsome species, known as the Little Screech Owl, is probably resident in every part of the United States, and, in fact, inhabits from Greenland to Florida, and westward to the Oregon, It appears more abimdant in autumn and winter, as at those seasons, food fail-. 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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