. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Riohardsdiis Owl. Siu wlict Owl. Wing, less than ; iipiicr , dark ciiiiiaiiKni hrowii. more or less marked with wliite; undcrparU, whitisli, streaked with brown; iimiiatinv- birds have much white about the face. Saw=whet Owl. Acadian Owl. Nyctnla Xo. 306. Wing, over ; upper plumage, darlc ciiuiamou l)rowii, more or less marked with wiiite: uiidiMparts, brown and wiiite. Richardsons Owl. J^^ijctalu tciKjmahni richardsoiu. See ^o. 305. 182 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTEUN NORTH
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Riohardsdiis Owl. Siu wlict Owl. Wing, less than ; iipiicr , dark ciiiiiaiiKni hrowii. more or less marked with wliite; undcrparU, whitisli, streaked with brown; iimiiatinv- birds have much white about the face. Saw=whet Owl. Acadian Owl. Nyctnla Xo. 306. Wing, over ; upper plumage, darlc ciiuiamou l)rowii, more or less marked with wiiite: uiidiMparts, brown and wiiite. Richardsons Owl. J^^ijctalu tciKjmahni richardsoiu. See ^o. 305. 182 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTEUN NORTH Section 2. Toes, nearly bare, or but thinly Screech one quarter natural size. Tarsus, thickly feathered ; head with two honi-like tufts of feathers; generalpluinag^, graj, somethnes rufous hrowu, more or less streaked andspotted. Screech Owl. Megascops asio, and No. 307. Tarsus, scantily feathered, usually nearly hare, especially on the Iowit part;head, without horn=like tufts of feathers. Oeeurs only in Florida. Florida Burrowing Owl. Spcotijto cAinicuhiria No. 1515. Group 2. Wing, to 11 inches long. Primaries, dark lirown, more or less marked witli tawny brown. Long=eared Owl. Asio No. 300. Primaries, dark hrown, more or less marked with pure white; no liorn-liketufts of feathers ou head. Hawk Owl. Snrnia ulula No. 313. FAMILY — OWLS. 183 Group 3. Wing, II to 13 inches long. General i)lumage, brown, motiled, and streakrd; niKlerparts, streaked andbarired with Ijrown: toes, feathered. Barred Xo.
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