. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. 182 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH A^iERICA. Section 2. Toes, nearly bare, or but thinly featliered,. Screech Owl. ^ About one quarter natural size. Tarsus, thickly feathered; with two horu-like tufts of feathers; general plumage, sometimes gray, sometimes rufous brown, more or less streaked and spotted. Screech Owl. Megascops asio^ and races. See No. 307. Tarsus, scantily feathered, usually nearly bare, especially on the lower part: head, without horii'-like tufts of feathers. Occurs only
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. 182 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH A^iERICA. Section 2. Toes, nearly bare, or but thinly featliered,. Screech Owl. ^ About one quarter natural size. Tarsus, thickly feathered; with two horu-like tufts of feathers; general plumage, sometimes gray, sometimes rufous brown, more or less streaked and spotted. Screech Owl. Megascops asio^ and races. See No. 307. Tarsus, scantily feathered, usually nearly bare, especially on the lower part: head, without horii'-like tufts of feathers. Occurs only in Florida. Florida Burrowing Owl. Speot'jto cunicularia floridana. See No. 315. Group 2. Wing, to 11 inches long. Primaries, dark brown, more or less marked with tawny brown. Long=eared Owl. Asio wilsonidHUs. See No. 300. Primaries, dark brown, more or less marked with pure white; no liorn-like tufts of feathers ou head. Hawk Owl. Sitrnia ulula caparoch. See No. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian museum
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