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. Color key to North American birds . 3 7 2. Saw-whet Owl; Acadian Owl (Nrctalaacadica). L. 8. Ads. Above cinnamon brown; foreliead withmany, hindhead with few streaks; back with wliitespots; feet and legs less heavily feathered than in and wHhotit dusky bars. Yng. Breast and backcinnamon brown with few white markings; belly rushhuff,unstreaked. Notes. A frequently repeated whistle;sometimes high, sometimes low; generally begins slowand ends rapidly; resembles noise of saw-filing.(Ralph.) Rangfe.—North America; breeds from mountains of Pennsylvania,Mass,nhusetts (rarelv), norttier
. Color key to North American birds . 3 7 2. Saw-whet Owl; Acadian Owl (Nrctalaacadica). L. 8. Ads. Above cinnamon brown; foreliead withmany, hindhead with few streaks; back with wliitespots; feet and legs less heavily feathered than in and wHhotit dusky bars. Yng. Breast and backcinnamon brown with few white markings; belly rushhuff,unstreaked. Notes. A frequently repeated whistle;sometimes high, sometimes low; generally begins slowand ends rapidly; resembles noise of saw-filing.(Ralph.) Rangfe.—North America; breeds from mountains of Pennsylvania,Mass,nhusetts (rarelv), norttiern New Yorl<. norfiiern Illinois; and, inRocky Mountains, frrm Mexico nortiiward; winters soutii to and central California. 3 7 2a. Northwest Saw-whet Owl {N. a. scotoma).Similar to No. 372, but darker both above and below,dark markings everywhere heavier; flanks, legs anclfeet more rufescent. (Osgood.) Range.—Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. 379. Pygmy Owl {Glaucidium gnoma). L. of head spotted. Ads.
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