. Color key to North American birds; with bibliographical appendix . Family 36. FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLtS, t «. rSo5tnls opening in a cere at the base of the bill; hook ofbill and claws well developed; plumage firm and dose;tarsus usually largely -V l^:>v ^V IrJN/txt Size. BARN OWL. 29 Synopsis op Orders and Famines. Family 37. BARN OWLS- Strigid^, Eyes black, set in a somewhat triangular facial disc; bill more or less concealed byfeathers, nostril opening at tlie edge of a fleshy cere;:inner edge of middle toe-nailserrate; no ears; tarsus feathered.

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