. Birds that hunt and are hunted : life histories of one hundred and seventy birds of prey, game birds and water-fowls . Life size. BARN OWLS (Family StrigidceJ American Barn Owl (Strix pratincola) Called also: MONKEY FACED OWL Length—15 to 18 inches: female the larger. Male and J^emale—Upper parts mottled gray and buff finelyspeckled with black and white; heart-shaped facial disksand under parts whitish or buff, the latter with small roundblack spots; tail white or buff, mottled with black, andsometimes with three or four narrow black bars like thewings; eyes small, black; no horns;

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. Birds that hunt and are hunted : life histories of one hundred and seventy birds of prey, game birds and water-fowls . Life size. BARN OWLS (Family StrigidceJ American Barn Owl (Strix pratincola) Called also: MONKEY FACED OWL Length—15 to 18 inches: female the larger. Male and J^emale—Upper parts mottled gray and buff finelyspeckled with black and white; heart-shaped facial disksand under parts whitish or buff, the latter with small roundblack spots; tail white or buff, mottled with black, andsometimes with three or four narrow black bars like thewings; eyes small, black; no horns; long, feathered legs;long, pointed wings reaching beyond tail. Range—United States, rarely reaching Canada, south to Mexico,nesting from New York state southward. Season—Permanent resident, except at northern limit of range. The American counterpart of wise Minervas only fowl,known best by its startling scream, keeps its odd, triangular face,its speckled and mottled downy feathers, and its body, that looksmore slender than it really is, owing to its long wings, well con-cealed by day; and so silently does i

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