. North American birds eggs . except that itfrequently hunts, over the marshes and meadows,on dark days and toward dusk. Their four to seven, pure white eggs are laidupon the ground in marshy places, sometimesupon a lining of sticks and weeds, and aregenerally under a bush, or close to an old nest, in different localities, from March to May. Size of eggs x 368. Barred Owl. Syrnium variuni. Range.—Eastern North America, fromthe British Provinces, southward; west tothe Rockies. This species is the most common of thelarge owls, and can be distinguished byits mottled a
. North American birds eggs . except that itfrequently hunts, over the marshes and meadows,on dark days and toward dusk. Their four to seven, pure white eggs are laidupon the ground in marshy places, sometimesupon a lining of sticks and weeds, and aregenerally under a bush, or close to an old nest, in different localities, from March to May. Size of eggs x 368. Barred Owl. Syrnium variuni. Range.—Eastern North America, fromthe British Provinces, southward; west tothe Rockies. This species is the most common of thelarge owls, and can be distinguished byits mottled and barred gray and whiteplumage, and lack of ear tufts; length 20inches. It is the bird commonly meantliy the term hoot owl, and being strict-ly nocturnal, is rarely seen flying in theday time, unless disturbed from its roost-ing place in the deep woods. Its foodconsists chiefly of rats, mice, and frogs,and sometimes, but not often, nests in the heart of large woods, gen-erally in hollows of large trees, and less.
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