. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. lllKOS OF li\])IA\,\. SO. Nest, on ground in marsh, meadow m- prairie, of ^niss and sticks. Eggs, 4-7; white or creamy white; by Eesident in some numbers northward; elsewhere iiTegular winter resident in varying nuraberi^. Some winters not seen. Occasionally very abundant. *f#^. (Merriam. Stort-eared Owl. -Annual Kept. U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1888, p. 496.) Their original home was the prairie. Therefore, we may expect to find it most o
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. lllKOS OF li\])IA\,\. SO. Nest, on ground in marsh, meadow m- prairie, of ^niss and sticks. Eggs, 4-7; white or creamy white; by Eesident in some numbers northward; elsewhere iiTegular winter resident in varying nuraberi^. Some winters not seen. Occasionally very abundant. *f#^. (Merriam. Stort-eared Owl. -Annual Kept. U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1888, p. 496.) Their original home was the prairie. Therefore, we may expect to find it most often in the area of original prairie land. It seems to pre- fer the long, rank grass about marshes, and in such localities it breeds. About May 6, 1890, two nests of the Short-eared Owl were found at English. Lake. They were built in large grass tussocks open meadow. One contained three young and two eggs; the other, three eggs (Deane). Since the forest area has so largely given place to meadow, pasture and small grain, where prairie animals and insects. 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 Butler, Amos W. (Amos William), 1860-1937. [Indianapolis, W. B. Burford, Contractor for State Printing
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