OWLS 



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ward, wandering south into northern U. S. 



in winter. Rather diurnal. 

 Fig. 2u 326 SNOWY OWL. 



Large, 22; white spotted and 

 barred, especially above, with 

 black, fig. 245; females, more 

 heavily banded than males. Note, 

 a whistlinsr cry. Northern por- 

 tions of northern hemisphere; 

 breeds north of U. S., wandering 

 south in winter to Middle States, 

 Nov. to April. Flight, heavy and 



direct. Frequents sand dunes on coast. 



Rather diurnal. 



327. BURROWING OWL. 

 Small, 10; white, barred 



and spotted, more heavily 



above, with red - brown. 



Wings and legs, long; tail, 



short. Frequents open sec- 

 tions. Nests, in holes in 



ground. Western U. S. from 



Great Plains to Pacific; ac- 



Hawk Owl. 

 1-10. 



Fig. 245 



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cidental in N. Y. and Mass. saowy Owi. i-i5. 



