Hawks and Owls. 



360?. Desert Sparrow Hawk. (F. s. phalcena). Simi- 

 lar to No. 360, but slightly larger and appreciably 

 paler. 9 with black bars above narrower; streakings of 

 underparts finer and more rusty. cf, L. 10.6; W. 7-55 

 T. 5.3: 9, L. 10.8; W. 7-7' T. 5^. (Mearns.) 



R in ge.— "Western United States, north to ^astern British Columbia 

 and western Montana south, to Mazatlan in northwestern Mexico." 

 (A. O. U.) 



360b. St. Lucas Sparrow Hawk (F. s. peninsularis) , 

 SimihrtoNo. 360a, but paler; smaller than No. 360. 

 J\ W. 6.4; T. 4.5: 9. W. 7; T. 4.7. (Mearns.) 



Range — Lower California (Cape Region only? ) 



365. Barn Owl; Monkey-faced Owl {Strix pratin* 

 cola). L. 18. No ear-tufts; eyes black. Ads. Above 

 gray and yellowish buff; below white more or less 

 washed with buff and spotted with black. Yng. More 

 buffy below. Notes. A sudden, harsh scream and a 

 screaming cr-r-r-r-e-e, repeated several times generally 

 when flying. 



Range. — United States north to Long Island, (rarely Massachusetts) , 

 soutu rn Ontario, Minnesota and Oregon; migrates slightly south 

 and winters south to Mexico. 



3G6. American Long-eared Owl {Asio wilsomanus) . 



L. 14.8. Ear-tufts long; eyes yellow. Ads. Above 

 varied with gray; belly barred. Notes. Usually silent 

 except during the breeding season when they utter a 

 soft toned, slow wu-hnnk, wu-hunk and alow, twittering, 

 whistling dicky, dicky, dicky. (Bendire.) 



Ringe.— North America; breeds from Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and 

 British Columbia south into Mexico. 



jyiT. Short-eared Owl {Asio accipitrinus) . L. 15.5. 

 Ear tufts short; eyes yellow. Ads. No gray above; 

 brlly streaked. Notes. A shrill barking call like the 

 ki-yi of a small dog. (Lawrence. ) 



Range. — "Nearly cosmopolitan;" In America breeds locally from 

 Virginia, northern Mississippi Valley, and Dakotas northward; winters 

 from northern United States southward. 



378. Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia hypo gee a ) . 

 L. 10. Tarsi bare behind. Ads. Spotted above with 

 buffy; belly barred; chin and breast-patch white. Yng. 

 Less distinctly spotted above; belly without bars. 

 Notes. A mellow, sonorous coo-c-o-o; a chattering note 

 uttered when flying, and a short, shrill alarm-note, 

 t^ip-t^ip. (Bendire.) 



Range.— Western North America from humid coast region east to 

 prairies of Mississippi Valley (western Nebraska, central Kansas, 

 western Minnesota); north to about line of Canadian Pacific R. R.; 

 south to Central America. 



378a. Florida Burrowing Owl (5. c. floridana). 

 Similar to No. 378, but slightly smaller and whiter 

 throughout; spots above white with little if any buff; 

 tarsi nearly bare. 



Range.— Interior of southern Florida. 



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