. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. 170 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SHORT-EARED OWL. be in a hole in a river bank, in a church belfry, or a barn or hollow tree may be used. Little or no nesting material is provided, the five to nine ovate, white eggs often lying on the bare earth or wood. At the time of hatching the young are covered with yel- lowish down, and, like the young of all owls they are most curious looking creatures. The wing and tail feathers and the facial disks are the first to appear, and even when five weeks old the body is still clothed in the nestling do
. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. 170 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SHORT-EARED OWL. be in a hole in a river bank, in a church belfry, or a barn or hollow tree may be used. Little or no nesting material is provided, the five to nine ovate, white eggs often lying on the bare earth or wood. At the time of hatching the young are covered with yel- lowish down, and, like the young of all owls they are most curious looking creatures. The wing and tail feathers and the facial disks are the first to appear, and even when five weeks old the body is still clothed in the nestling down. Economically this owl is everywhere of the greatest value to man. In California it preys on gophers and ground squirrels; in the South on cotton rats, and in the North, mice and rats form its chief food. Dr. Fisher, in an examination of twenty-nine stomachs, found traces of poultry in only one. Three contained the remains of small birds; seven were empty; four contained insects: seventeen had mice and seventeen more contained other small mammals; conclusive evidence that these birds deserve all the protection that man can give them. This bird's delicate plumage of white and gold has, 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 New York Zoological Society. New York, The Society
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