. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. STItiailfJ:: OTIIEIi OWLS. 618 mill liawk (iwls. Tho iipst Is said tn In* Imill in a tree ; tlic egj^s aro variously stated to Iw from 2 to ft in nuiiibt'r; Mi/« X \M'i, 483. N. apn'ilica. (Lat. luiidivn, of Acmliii.) AcAiHAN f)\vi,. Saw-whet Owi,. Aiiiilf : Tpper parts, iiicliuliiii; wiiiys ami tMil. vrry siiiiiliir to tlio
. Key to North American birds [microform] : containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. STItiailfJ:: OTIIEIi OWLS. 618 mill liawk (iwls. Tho iipst Is said tn In* Imill in a tree ; tlic egj^s aro variously stated to Iw from 2 to ft in nuiiibt'r; Mi/« X \M'i, 483. N. apn'ilica. (Lat. luiidivn, of Acmliii.) AcAiHAN f)\vi,. Saw-whet Owi,. Aiiiilf : Tpper parts, iiicliuliiii; wiiiys ami tMil. vrry siiiiiliir to tlios<! of llic lust sprcics, Imt tiie |L;roiiiui usually a riiilclicr brown, tlir spottinu less rx-imsivo, tli inariis on tint top of tlu> head ]M>ucillrowii, almost l>inkish-l»rowii. Feet iinmaculate wliilisli, liiipMl willi Itiitf. Facial disc mostly white, but blackened immediately about tlie eye and on tlic loral 1>ristles, and pencilled witli dusky on the aiiriciilars; set in a frame of tlie <-o|or of tiie back, touched witli white points behind the. .â ^^a:fV'^^^:^ Fifi. Xi'X â I'liinT, Ti'iiKiimlm's Kiiropviiii Siiw-wlict Owl, very uour No. 4Bi. Lowur Kiiru|>ouii Spurruw Owl, ronnililiiiK No. 4»tl. Ilotli J nat. » (Kroiii liruliiii.) ear; this frame distinct on tlie tliroat wlicre it separates the white of the disc from a wliite Juijular collar, before the pectoral streaks bei;in. liill l)liick ; claws dark ; I'yes yellow. Yitinii/ i|uite ditl'ereiit (A', iilliiffotis) : .\bove, ruddy chocolate-browii. without any spots ; wiiifjs and tail more fuscous brown, marked substantially as in the adults. Itelow, the c(dor of the back exteiidiiii; over all the fore parts, ihe rest beiii;; brciwiiish-yellow ; no streaks whatever. Facial disc sooty-brown, with whitish eye-brow, and some white touches on the rim behind the car curviiit; forward to the chill. Hill l)lack, as before. I^eii^tli ;.<)(); tarsus ;) ; bill without cer
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