BARN OWLS. 



365. Barn Owl. Aluco pratincola. 



Range. — Chiefly in the southern parts of the 

 United States; north casually to Massachusetts, 

 Minnesota and Washington. 



BIRDS OF PREY 



Family Alucondidae 



White 



This is one of the lightest colored of the 

 Owls; it has a long, peculiarly hooded face, 

 from which it gets the name of "Monkey-faced 

 Owl." Its plumage is yellowish buff, specked and barred lightly with blackish. 



It nests usually in hollow cavities of trees, but appears to have no objections 

 to barns, holes in banks, or anywhere it can find a concealed crevice in which 

 to deposit its four to six pure white eggs; size 1.70 x 1.30. 



HORNED OWL. Family Strigidae 



'366. Long-eared Owl. Asio wilsonianus. 



Range. — North America, breeding from the southern parts of British America, 

 southward. 



This species is 15 inches in length; it can easily be separated from any other 



species by its long ear tufts, brownish face, 

 and barred underparts. Their food consists 

 almost entirely of small rodents, which they 

 catch at night. Most of their nests are found 



Long 



White 



in trees, tfcay generally using old Crow's Oi 



Hawk's nests. They also, in some localities. 

 iifst in hollow trees. «>r in crevices among 

 rocks. They lay from four to Beven pure white 

 eggs; size 1.55x1.35. 

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