. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . BARRED OWL Chas. W. Long BIRDS OF PREY 368b. Texas Barred ; varia albogilva. Range.—Southern Texas. A very similar but slightly paler variety thanthe Barred Owl, and with the toes bare, as in ill It in. Eggs indistinguishable. 369. Spotted Strix occidentalis occi- Range.—Western United States, from south-ern Oregon and Colorado, southward. Similar to the Barred Owl, but spotted, in-stead of barred, on the back of head a
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . BARRED OWL Chas. W. Long BIRDS OF PREY 368b. Texas Barred ; varia albogilva. Range.—Southern Texas. A very similar but slightly paler variety thanthe Barred Owl, and with the toes bare, as in ill It in. Eggs indistinguishable. 369. Spotted Strix occidentalis occi- Range.—Western United States, from south-ern Oregon and Colorado, southward. Similar to the Barred Owl, but spotted, in-stead of barred, on the back of head and neck,and much more extensively barred on the underparts. The nesting habits do not appear todiffer in any respect from those of the easternBarred Owl, and their eggs, which are from twoto four in number, can not be distinguishedfrom those of the latter species; size x Great Gray Owl 369a. Northern Spotted Owl. Strix occidentalis caurina. Range.—Northwestern United States and British to the preceding, but darker, both above and below; nesting the same,in hollow trees or in old Hawks or Crows nests. Eggs not distinguishable. .!7(». Great Gray Owl. Scotiaptex nebulosa. Range.—Northern North America;wintering regularly south to the northern border of the United States andcasually farther. This is the largest of American Owls,being about 26 inches in length; itdoes not weigli nearly as much, however, as the Great Horned or SnowyOwls, its plumage being very lightand fluffy, and dark gray in with white. The facial disc isvery larj;e. and the eyes are small andyellow, while those of the Barred ulare large and blue black. They nest inheavily wooded districts, buildingtheir nests of sticks, chiefly in pinetrpes. The two to four white eggs are laid during Maj and Jum -> ■•
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