. Diseases and enemies of poultry . ofthese birds in many localities in Pennsylvania. Thisdiminulion, I judge, is, to a considerable extent, due10 the fact that the stuffed lieads of these harmless andbeneficial owls have been extensively used to decorateladies headgear. Great numbers of these owls werealso killed for bounties; I knew one hunter who shotin one week over twenty of these birds when thebounty act was in fo-rce. The stomachs of thirteen ofthis lot of owls were examined by the writer and theyall contained only the remains of mice. WHAT DIFFERENT WRITERS SAY OF ITS FOOD. Dr. A. K. F
. Diseases and enemies of poultry . ofthese birds in many localities in Pennsylvania. Thisdiminulion, I judge, is, to a considerable extent, due10 the fact that the stuffed lieads of these harmless andbeneficial owls have been extensively used to decorateladies headgear. Great numbers of these owls werealso killed for bounties; I knew one hunter who shotin one week over twenty of these birds when thebounty act was in fo-rce. The stomachs of thirteen ofthis lot of owls were examined by the writer and theyall contained only the remains of mice. WHAT DIFFERENT WRITERS SAY OF ITS FOOD. Dr. A. K. Fisher says: The Long-eared Owl is une of our most beneficial species,destroying- vast numbers of injurious rodents and seldnmtouching insectivorous birds. Audubon writes: It preys chiefly on quadrupeds of the genus Avicola, and insummer destroys many beetles. * Mr. H. W. Henshaw remarks: Their food consists almost exclusively nf field mice, of whichthey kill vast numbers, a fact which should earn them the pro-tection of the *%^m 5 BARRED OWL 233 HARKED OWL. Syrnium nebulosum. DESCRIPTION. Large size; no ear tufts; general color deep umber-brownand buffy-whitish. The plumage everywhere barred trans-versely except on the belly, where the stripes run lengthwise:bill yellow; eyes brown-black. Length 19 to 24 inches; extentabout 46 inches.—Fisher. Habitat.—Kafitern United States, west to Minnesota andTexas, North to Nova Scotia and Quebec. Resident in Penn-sylvania. The Barred Owl is readily distinguished from otherspecies by its large size, yellow-colored bill and itsblack eyes. Barred Owls are exceedingly abundantin many of the southern States, where they are kno-wnby the names of Hoot and Swamp Owls, In Penn-sylvania this owl is found all months of the year, andin many of the mountainous and heavy-wooded regionsit is the most common of all the owls. THE NEST AND EGGS. The Barred Owl lays its eggs in a hollow tree, or in adeserted nest of a hawk or crow; the white egg
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