. Vertebrates of Ontario [microform]. Oiseaux; Fishes; Vertebrates; Poissons; Vertébrés; Birds. \\W 44 CHECK LIST OF THK flap. Outer toe reversible; claws very sharp, long, and strong; inner toe shorter than middle; middle claw not pectinate. All our species are nocturnal except Nyctea and Surnia. Genus ASIO. (.V>6) American Long-eired Owl. (Asio wilsonianus.) A fairly common summer resident, breeding throughout its range in the Province, wherever there are woods. More frequently seen in the autumn than at any other season. Feeds almost entirely upon meadow mice and large insects. I have ex
. Vertebrates of Ontario [microform]. Oiseaux; Fishes; Vertebrates; Poissons; Vertébrés; Birds. \\W 44 CHECK LIST OF THK flap. Outer toe reversible; claws very sharp, long, and strong; inner toe shorter than middle; middle claw not pectinate. All our species are nocturnal except Nyctea and Surnia. Genus ASIO. (.V>6) American Long-eired Owl. (Asio wilsonianus.) A fairly common summer resident, breeding throughout its range in the Province, wherever there are woods. More frequently seen in the autumn than at any other season. Feeds almost entirely upon meadow mice and large insects. I have examined a great many of these birds and so far never found any- thing else in their stomachs; never even the trace of a Short-eared Owl. (3^)7) Short-eared Owl. (Marsh Owl.) (.Asio nccipitrinus.) This Owl is sometimes very common in the autumn, about the low meadows and marshes. In such places I have found them also during the winter at times. Its movements seem to depend altogether upon the food supply. When meadow mice are abundant and available the owls will remain and feed upon them, but If the snow becomes deep so that. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nash, Charles W. (Charles William), 1848-1926; Ontario. Dept. of Education. Toronto : L. K. Cameron
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