. The birds of Ontario; being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins, also directions how to form a collection of eggs. Birds. Genus MEGASCOPS Kaup. MEGASCOPS ASIO (Linn.). 164. Screech Owl. (373) One plumage : general aspect gray, paler or whitish below. Above, speckled with blackish : below, patched with tlie same ; wings anil tail, dark-barred, nsually a lightish scaptdar area. Another : general aspect brownish-reil, with sharp black s
. The birds of Ontario; being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins, also directions how to form a collection of eggs. Birds. Genus MEGASCOPS Kaup. MEGASCOPS ASIO (Linn.). 164. Screech Owl. (373) One plumage : general aspect gray, paler or whitish below. Above, speckled with blackish : below, patched with tlie same ; wings anil tail, dark-barred, nsually a lightish scaptdar area. Another : general aspect brownish-reil, with sharp black streaks ; below, rufous white, variegated ; quills and tail with rufous and dark bars. These plumages shade insensibly into each other, and it has been determined that they bear no definite relations tcp age, sex or season. Length, about 10 : wing, 7 : "tail, ^. Hab.âTemperate eastern Nortli America, south to (leorgia. and ^^â est to the Plains. Accidental in England, Nest, in a hole in a tree, lined witli feathers. Eggs, four to six, round, white. This is the most abundant of the owls in this part of the country, yet, like the others, it is of very irregular occurrence. I have met with it' once or twice in the woods in summer, but it is most fre- quently seen in winter, when the ground is covered with snow. It is then forced to approach the dwellings of man in search of food, and. 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 McIlwraith, Thomas. London, T. Fisher Unwin; Toronto, William Briggs
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