. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . [370a.] Lapp Owl. Scotiaptex nehulosa lapponica. A paler form of the Great Gray Owl, inhabiting the Arctic regions of the Old World; acci-dental on the coast of Alaska. Their nestinghabits and eggs do not differ from those of theAmerican bird. 371. Richardsons Owl. Cryptoglaux funerea richardsoni. Richardsons Owl Saw-whet Owl White Range/—Northern North America, breeding north of the United States; win-ters south to our border and casually fa
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . [370a.] Lapp Owl. Scotiaptex nehulosa lapponica. A paler form of the Great Gray Owl, inhabiting the Arctic regions of the Old World; acci-dental on the coast of Alaska. Their nestinghabits and eggs do not differ from those of theAmerican bird. 371. Richardsons Owl. Cryptoglaux funerea richardsoni. Richardsons Owl Saw-whet Owl White Range/—Northern North America, breeding north of the United States; win-ters south to our border and casually farther. This is a dark grayish and white bird, 10 inches in length, and without eartufts. Breeds commonly in the extensively wooded districts of British America,chiefly in the northern parts. Their three or four white eggs are usually atthe bottom of a cavity in a tree, but occasionally the birds build a rude nest ofsticks and twigs, lined with leaves and placed in trees at a moderate heightfrom the ground. Size of eggs, x 372. Saw-whet Owl; Acadian Owl. Cryptoglaux acadica acadica. Range.—North America, breeding in the northern parts of the United Statesand in British America, and south in the Rockies to Mexico; winters south tothe middle portions of the United States. This small species (length 8 inches) is marked very similarly to the preceding,but the plumage is brown instead of gray. They normally nest in hollow trees,generally in deserted Woodpecker holes, in extensively wooded sections, andusually in mountainous country, especially in the United States. They havealso been known to nest in bird boxes near farm houses and in old Crows April or May, they lay from three to six white eggs. Size x are quiet and chiefly nocturnal birds, not often seen, and may be foundnesting in any of the northern states. 372a. Northwestern Saw-whet Owl. Cryptoglaux acadica -A dark variety found on the coast of British Columbia.
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