. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . White Great Hornoil This species and its varieties are the only large Owls having conspicuous eartufts. They are about 22 inches in length, and have a mottled brown, black andwhite plumage, barred below. This is also one of the Hoot Owls. but is notnearly as abundant as the Barred Owl. It is one of the strongest of the captures rabbits, grouse and poultry, and is very often found to have beenfeeding upon, or to have been in the imm
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . White Great Hornoil This species and its varieties are the only large Owls having conspicuous eartufts. They are about 22 inches in length, and have a mottled brown, black andwhite plumage, barred below. This is also one of the Hoot Owls. but is notnearly as abundant as the Barred Owl. It is one of the strongest of the captures rabbits, grouse and poultry, and is very often found to have beenfeeding upon, or to have been in the immediate vicinity of a skunk. They nestvery early, January, February and March. Deserted Hawks or Crows nestsare very frequently used by this bird, if they are located in dense woods. Theyalso sometimes nest in hollow cavities in large trees. They lay from two tofour pure white eggs. Size 375a. Western Horned Owl. Buho virginianus pallescens. Range.—Western North America, except the Pacific smaller and lighter colored form of the preceding, having the same habitsand the eggs being indistinguishable from those of the eastern bird
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