FAMILY StrigidcB 



small animal life, with an occasional bird to 

 vary its diet. Its nest is placed in hollow 

 trees, cavities in rocks and in old hawks' or 

 crows' nests. 



^67 Short-eared owl, Asioflammeus. 15.50 

 Distribution: Entire western hemisphere 

 except the Galapagos Islands and part of the 

 West Indies, and also throughout the eastern 

 hemisphere excepting Australia. Practically 

 resident wherever found and breeding 

 throughout its range. 



The short-eared owl, or marsh owl, differs 

 from all others of the family in its habits of 

 living. It is a marsh bird, hiding in the tall 

 grass during bright days but at dusk or 

 during cloudy w^eather it hawks about over the 

 marshes for its food, which consists of mice 

 and rats and other small rodents. It also 

 catches grasshoppers and large crickets. Its 

 nest is built of sticks lined with grass and 

 feathers and is placed on the ground in a 

 marsh or wet meadow. 



Dusky horned owl, Bubo virginianus 

 ^'^^^ saturatus. 22.00 



Distribution: Pacific Coast district from 

 northern California through western Ore- 

 gon, Washington and British Columbia to 

 southern Alaska. Four closely allied species 

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