. 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. 190 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. American Hawk Owl 10. American Hawk Owl (377a. Surnia ulula cdparoch).—A medium-sized, day-flying, much-mottled, grayish-brown owl,with a long and rounded tail and no ear tufts. The breast and belly are regularly barred with reddish-black upon a white ground ; across the upper breast there is a more or less per- fect dark band. The upper parts of the back and head are marked with round white spots. This is as much a day- flying bir
. 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. 190 KEY AND DESCRIPTION. American Hawk Owl 10. American Hawk Owl (377a. Surnia ulula cdparoch).—A medium-sized, day-flying, much-mottled, grayish-brown owl,with a long and rounded tail and no ear tufts. The breast and belly are regularly barred with reddish-black upon a white ground ; across the upper breast there is a more or less per- fect dark band. The upper parts of the back and head are marked with round white spots. This is as much a day- flying bird as any of the hawks, and its shrill cry is frequently uttered while on the wing. Its perch is usually on some dead-topped tree in an open place. (Day Owl.) Length, 14|-17i; wing, 9; tail, 7; tarsus, 1; culmen, 1\. Arctic America; breeding north of the United States, and wintering south to the northern border states. 11. Burrowing Owl (378. Spe6tyto cunicu- l&ria hi/jwgcea). — A small, burrowing, day- flying, grayish-brown owl, without ear tufts, but with excessively long legs that are nearly bare of feath- ers. The brown of Burrowing Owl the back ig both spot. ted and barred with whitish, and the buff-colored under parts are barred with grayish-brown except on the throat. This bird. 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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