. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . everywhere closely and regularly barred or waved crosswise withdark gray and pale gray or whitish. Nestlings are covered with white down. Eastern U. Canada (except the range
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . everywhere closely and regularly barred or waved crosswise withdark gray and pale gray or whitish. Nestlings are covered with white down. Eastern U. Canada (except the range of M. a. floridamis), W. to the Great Plains, on confines of itsrange sliaiiing into the several varieties noted beyond; resident, and on the whole the mostabundant Owl, breeding about buildings as well as in hfdlow trees or stumps, and feedinir onsmall tiuadrupeds, as mice and shrews, insects and less frequently small birds and reptiles;ntst a slight accuuuilation of rubbish in tlie hollow .selected for a residence, which is often aWoodpeckers hole; eggs ordinarily 5 or (J, but fmiu 4 to 7, 8, or 9, white, subspherical, X 1-15 to , laid from the latter half of March to early in May, according to lati-tude. This interesting little Owl, of the quaint and curious cries, so persistent in utterini^ itsdoleful ditty, is the best known and most familiar of its uncanny tribe; it belongs to the group. Fig. Voi^. — Screech Owl, Gray Plumage. 634 SYSTEMATIC SYNOPSIS.—RAPTORES—STRIGES. which is only semi-nocturiial, and can see quite well by day, but seldom flies abroad except atnight. It is easily tamed, and makes an amusing pet. M. a. floridanus. (Lat of Florida.) Florida Screech Owl. A small southern form;wing ; tail about Coloration as in asio, but heavier: a rich red phase fre-quent if not the usual one. In its full development the rusty makes quite firm crossbars onthe under parts, which is not the rule in asio, though very evident in specimens
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