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Light-colored, with white hirgcly prevailing on top of hoiul, hind-netk, and 

 scapular region ; dark markings of head usuall}' dark brown, much reduced 

 in size; bars on lower parts narrow, rather light brown. Hab. Northern 

 portions of eastern hemisphere, from Norway to Kamtschatka and more 

 northern Asiatic shores of Bering's Sea (Plover Ba}-) ; accidental in western 

 Alaska (St. Michael's) ? 377. S. ulula (Linn.). Hawk Owl. 



Dark-colored, with black or brownish black prevailing on top of head and hind- 

 neck, and deep brown on scapular region — the brown of back, etc., usually 

 much darker than in S. uhtia ; dark patches on sides of head, etc., more ex- 

 tensive, and deep black or brownish black ; bars of lower parts much broader, 

 and (usually) darker. Nest on pino or spruce trees. Eggs 2-7, 1.55 X 1-24. 

 Ilijb. Northern North America ; south, in winter, to northern border of 

 United States; British Islands? 



377rt. S. ulula caparoch (Mull.). American Hawk Owl. 



Genus SPEOTYTO Gloger. (Page 257, pi. LXXVIL, fig. 1.) 



Species. 



Common Ch.\r.\cters. — Adults: Above brownish, spotted, barred, and some- 

 times otherwise varied with white or buffy; lower parts white or buffv, broadly 

 barred, or transversely spotted, with brown ; eyebrows, chin, and space on middle 

 of chest plain white; a collar of mixed brown and buffy across throat; legs plain 

 white or buflfy. Young : Above plain brown, except wings and tail, which are 

 marked as in adults; upper tail-coverts, and large space on wing-covert area, with 

 lower parts, plain buff; anterior lesser wing-coverts darker brown than back; upper 

 throat, and broad space across chest, plain white. Nest at extremity of hole or 

 burrow in ground. Eggs 3-11. 



n'. Lower parts with ground-color distinctly buffy or much tinged with buff, the 

 lower tail-coverts never (?) spotted ; upper parts earthy brown, with buffy 

 spotting and barring; length 9.00-11.00, wing 5.80-7 ^20 (6.69), tail 3.15- 

 3.50 (3.34), culmen .55-.60 (.58), tarsus 1.70-1.92 (1.80). Eggs 1.22 X 1-00. 

 Hab. Western North America, north to or beyond northern boundary of 

 United States, east to Great Plains, south to Guatemala ; accidental in New 

 York (cit}-) and Massachusetts. 



378. S. cunicularia hypogaea (Bonap.). Burrowing Owl. 



n'. Lower parts nearly pure wliito. with little if any buff tinge, except on thii^hs 

 and lining of wings ; upper parts clear sepia-brown, with nearly pure white 

 spotting and barring; wing C.30-6.70 (6.47), tail 3.00-3.50 (3.15), culmen 

 .58-.68 (.61), tarsus 1.65-1.80 (1.75). Eggs 1.24x1-04. Hab. Florida and 

 adjacent Bahama Islands (New Providence). 



378(Z. S. cunicularia floridana Ridow. Florida Burrowin» Owl. 



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