. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. Slmrl iMiriil owl Thli. «!».•( Iph Ih of till' HiZ)- of Ihf lUHl. hill |« j>Ml«.r. lias very Mhort j-ar lufls, and Im hii»akf>d lH'n»>Btli. ItM habltH are thn Hanif pxrept that It frniiuently huntn. over the niarHheH and mead owH. on dark day» and (owardK dunk. niJ'"'"" '""';.'" "'*»'*'" P"'"'' "I'He eKKH laid upon the «rund in nia.
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. Slmrl iMiriil owl Thli. «!».•( Iph Ih of till' HiZ)- of Ihf lUHl. hill |« j>Ml«.r. lias very Mhort j-ar lufls, and Im hii»akf>d lH'n»>Btli. ItM habltH are thn Hanif pxrept that It frniiuently huntn. over the niarHheH and mead owH. on dark day» and (owardK dunk. niJ'"'"" '""';.'" "'*»'*'" P"'"'' "I'He eKKH laid upon the «rund in nia.»hv buiih, or done to an old Ion. 8lz« of eKRx x :i6H. ) Owi,. SIrijr viiria varia. KanKe. KaHtern North America, from the Britlah Provlnie«. «outhward; went to the Rockies. ThiH HpecleH Im the niimt iimiiiion of the larse owls, and can lie dlstlnKulKhed by Its mottled and barred gray and white pluniBKe, and laik of ear tufts; lennth 20 Inched. It Im the bird commonly meant by the term "hoot owl" uno being Mtrlctlv Whilf nocturnal. In rarely Meen flylnK In the dav time. imleuM disturbed from lt« rooHtlnx place In the deep woods. Um food con»lHtK chiefly of rats, mice and frogs, and sometlmeM. but not often, poultry. It nests In the heart of large woods, cnerally In hollows of large trees, and less ilten In deserted Crow's nests. They lay from two to four pure white eggs, averaging con- Hiderably smaller than those of the Great Horn- ed Owl: slue X .irtSfi. KARRRn Owi,. . varia alleni. Range. -Klorlda and the Gulf States; north Barred Owl to South Carolina. i_ 229. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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