. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. KEY TO BIRDS IN THE FIELD 369 E. With square tails;8 size generally larger than the crow Gulls, pp. 329-333. E. With forked tails,9 and usually not larger than the crows Terns, pp. 323-327. Key to the Owls The numbers refer to the pages where the birds are described. * Owls with conspicuous ear tufts10 and yellow eyes. (F.) * Owls without ear tufts,11 and black or yellow eyes. (A.) A. Large, 12 inches or more long. (C.) A. Small, less than 12 inches long;
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. KEY TO BIRDS IN THE FIELD 369 E. With square tails;8 size generally larger than the crow Gulls, pp. 329-333. E. With forked tails,9 and usually not larger than the crows Terns, pp. 323-327. Key to the Owls The numbers refer to the pages where the birds are described. * Owls with conspicuous ear tufts10 and yellow eyes. (F.) * Owls without ear tufts,11 and black or yellow eyes. (A.) A. Large, 12 inches or more long. (C.) A. Small, less than 12 inches long; back spotted with white. (B.) B. Ground-burrowing, day owls, of the south and west, with very long legs, nearly naked of feathers The Burrowing Owls, pp. 190, 191. B. Short-legged owl, less than 9 inches long, with the head streaked, and the back spotted with white Saw-whet Owl, p. 187. B. A northern, winter, short-legged owl, nearly a foot long, with both head and back spotted with white Richardson's Owl, p. 187. C. Eyes black or nearly so. (E.) C. Eyes distinctly yellow. (D.) D. A very large, winter owl, with nearly white plumage Snowy Owl, p. 189. D. A very large, grayish-mottled owl, with the white lower parts broadly streaked on the breast, and irregularly barred with blackish on the belly and sides Great Gray Owl, p. 186. D. A medium-sized, day-flying, long-tailed, somewhat hawk-like owl, with the back dark, sooty-brown, and the head and neck much spotted with white American Hawk Owl, p. 190. D. A medium-sized, dull orange to buffy owl, with darker streaks. This owl has short, and usually unnoticed, ear tufts Short-eared Owl, p. 185. E. Large owl, with curious, heart-shaped, monkey-like This is a spotted and speckled light-colored bird Barn Owl, p. 192. E. A large, grayish-brown, hooting owl, with the back and breast much barred, and the belly and sides Owl, p. 186. F. A common, small, brownish-gray or reddish owl, less than 12 inches long Screech
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