. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. 238 BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS appearance of barring on closed flight-feathers, which are actually barred in some cases; face whitish or stained brownish; eyebrows, chin and throat white, with a narrow dark brown partial coUar across lower throat; below, white or yellowish-white, barred or cross-spotted brown from neck to region of vent; under wing-coverts and axillars tawny-white; "iris yellow"; bill light greenish-yeUow; cere and claws blackish; "feet dull brown" (N. S. Goss). Young in first winter plumage:
. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. 238 BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS appearance of barring on closed flight-feathers, which are actually barred in some cases; face whitish or stained brownish; eyebrows, chin and throat white, with a narrow dark brown partial coUar across lower throat; below, white or yellowish-white, barred or cross-spotted brown from neck to region of vent; under wing-coverts and axillars tawny-white; "iris yellow"; bill light greenish-yeUow; cere and claws blackish; "feet dull brown" (N. S. Goss). Young in first winter plumage: Virtually as adults. Young in juvenal plumage: Above mostly plain grayish-brown, except wings and tail which when developed are about as adults; upper tail-coverts and large space on wing-covefts, and aU lower plumage chiefly plain buffy to Isabella-white; chin and throat much as in adult, but the collar unspotted. Measurements. — Length to in.; spread to ; folded wing to ; tail 3«00 to ; bill .55 to .70; tarsus to Sexes about the same size, male often larger. Molts. — Juvenal plumage acquired in nest by complete postnatal molt; in June, July and August young birds apparently begin to shed juvenal plumage, which in autumn is replaced by first winter plumage; molting material ex- amined not sufficient to determine later molts. Burrowing Owl Field Marks. — Size about that of Screech Owl; a little, long-legged, short-tailed, ground owl, brown, spotted with white above; and white, cross- spotted or barred with brown below; rarely, if ever, alights in trees or bushes. Voice. —A chattering note in fhght; alarm note tzip-tzip, love note, "a mellow sonorous and far- reaching coo-c-o-o, the last syllable drawn out" (Bendire); hooting is very similar to note of Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coues). Breeding. — On prairies. Nest: A burrow in ground, from five to 10 feet in length with a chamber at end lined with grass or rubbish.
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