. The birds of Ontario; being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins, also directions how to form a collection of eggs . )egan t)ver the back and wings, and quickly becamegeneral. Through the last two weeks of the month the plumagegained daily, and l)y Septeml)er 1st the final stage was perfected, andthe bird had become a remarkal:)ly beautiful Saw-whet Owl. From this it appears that the biown plumage is simjily that whichsucceeds the dow
. The birds of Ontario; being a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, with a description of their nests and eggs, and instructions for collecting birds and preparing and preserving skins, also directions how to form a collection of eggs . )egan t)ver the back and wings, and quickly becamegeneral. Through the last two weeks of the month the plumagegained daily, and l)y Septeml)er 1st the final stage was perfected, andthe bird had become a remarkal:)ly beautiful Saw-whet Owl. From this it appears that the biown plumage is simjily that whichsucceeds the downy stage, and it is even a little longer than in mostother owls before the autumnal dress is assumed. I am sorry to lose the little albifrons which I first heard describedby the late Dr. Kirtland, but much pleased to see the truth so fullyestablished iegarding Genus MEGASCOPS A8I0 (Li\x.). 104. Screech Owl. (373) One plumage : general aspect gray, ])alei- or whitish Ijelow. Ahove, speckledwith blackish ; below, patched with the same ; wings and tail, dark-barred,usually a lightish scapular aiea. Another: general aspect brownish-red, with sharp black streaks: beloM,rufous white, variegated ; quills and tail with lufous and dark bars. Theseplumages shade insensiljly into each other, and it has been determined thatthey bear no definite relations to age, sex or season. Length, aliout 10 : wing^7 : tail, 3^. Hab.—Temperate eastern North America, south to (leorgia, and west tothe Plains. Accidental in England. Nest, in a hole in a tree, lined with featliers. Eggs, four to six, round, white. This is the most abundant of the owls in this part of the country,yet, like the others, it is of very irregular occurrence. I have metwith it once or twice in the woods in summer, but it is most fre-quently seen in winter, when the ground is c
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