. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . y; while its occasional raids upon the poultry yardare only too well known. No nest is usually con-structed : the eggs are laid in the hollow of a tree, or inthe cleft of rocks, often in the deserted nest of a hawk, which is patched upto suit, and very earlyin the season — inFebruary or March,seldom if ever laterthan April. State-ments of authors aregreatly at variance re-specting the nidifica-tion, as well as thenumber of eggs. Sowidely distributed abird doubtless changesits habits to some ex-# tent accordmg to cir-cumstanc
. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . y; while its occasional raids upon the poultry yardare only too well known. No nest is usually con-structed : the eggs are laid in the hollow of a tree, or inthe cleft of rocks, often in the deserted nest of a hawk, which is patched upto suit, and very earlyin the season — inFebruary or March,seldom if ever laterthan April. State-ments of authors aregreatly at variance re-specting the nidifica-tion, as well as thenumber of eggs. Sowidely distributed abird doubtless changesits habits to some ex-# tent accordmg to cir-cumstances; but mNew England, at anyrate, the rule is thatno nest is built, andonly two eggs are probability is, also, that the eggs produce a maleand female, as usual among pigeons. They are whitein color, and measure about by These finelarge Owls are sometimes taken alive in traps, and mayeasily be reared from the nest; they stand confinementwell, and make interesting pets for those who are fondof studying the traits of rapacious birds in Fig. 16. — Great Horned Owl. SCOPS ASIO : SCREECH OWL ; RED OR MOTTLED OWL. 89 SCREECH OWL: RED OR MOTTLED asio (Z.) Bp. Chars. A miniature Bubo in form, with equally conspicuous ear-tufts, feathered legs and bristly toes. The plumage differs soremarkably (and not according to age, sex, or season), that the red, and gray or mottled Owl were long supposed to betwo distinct species. In the gray plumage, the bird is gray,paler or whitish below, speckled with blackish above, and belowblotched with the same. In the other condition, the general toneis bright brownish-red above, with sharp black streaks ; below,whitish or fulvous, much variegated. In either state, the wingsand tail are barred with light and dark colors. Length, inches ; extent, about ; wing, ; tail,
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