. Wild animals of Glacier National Park. The mammals. Glacier National Park (Agency : U. S. ); Mammals; Birds. From Biolotrlcal Survey. Fig. 57.—Short-cared owl. Short-eared Owl: Asia fammcus famnievs.—The interesting short-eared, one of the partially diurnal owls which lives in the open, is reported from the flats, heavy wil- lows, and dense brush of the park. Great Grat Owl: Scotiaptex neljulosa nehulosa.—A mounted specimen of the great gray, a diurnal owl of dense forests, was caught in a coyote trap in the park and is now to be seen at Lewis's Hotel. From the concentric rings of gray that
. Wild animals of Glacier National Park. The mammals. Glacier National Park (Agency : U. S. ); Mammals; Birds. From Biolotrlcal Survey. Fig. 57.—Short-cared owl. Short-eared Owl: Asia fammcus famnievs.—The interesting short-eared, one of the partially diurnal owls which lives in the open, is reported from the flats, heavy wil- lows, and dense brush of the park. Great Grat Owl: Scotiaptex neljulosa nehulosa.—A mounted specimen of the great gray, a diurnal owl of dense forests, was caught in a coyote trap in the park and is now to be seen at Lewis's Hotel. From the concentric rings of gray that make up its facial disk, it is called locally the saucer- faced owl. Mr. Gibb says that it is resident in the park, and Mr. Stanford says he has known of j'oung, scarcely able to fly, being seen north of Kalispell. Mr. Gird reports it from the prairies and the automobile road to Many Glaciers in fall, and Mr. Bailey saw the wing of one at a house on Camas Creek Eidge. EiCHARDSON Owl: Crrjpfoglaux funerea richardsoni.—A mounted Rich- ardson seen at Lewis's was caught in a coyote trap west of the park, but Mr. Bryant says they are common, and trap- pers catch them in marten traps. Beach- ing their southern limit in the northern United States, they are interesting owls to watch for. Only 9-12 inches long, their dark brown upperparts are spotted with white, their breast heavily blotched and the belly streaked with dark brown, while the feathered flanks and feet are usually buffy, more or less spotted with brown. As they are so nocturnal that they \vaxq been. From Handbook of Woatcrn Birds. Fig. 5S.—S:nv-whot Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. National Park Service; Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942; Bailey, Florence Augusta (Merriam) 1863-. Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
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