WOODLAND BIRDS. 



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No. 16. 



Acadian Owl. SAW-WHET. 



Germs: Nyctala. Species: N. acadica. 



Distribution : 



A common resident of New England, rarer in the southern 

 portions. 



General Plumage: 



Warm brown, white marked; under parts white streaked with 

 reddish brown, black about eyes. Bill black, claws dark, 

 legs buff, feathered. Length about 7.00. 



Song andr Other Notes: 



Love call or notes sounding like the noise made by a saw, 

 and a soft cry. 



Haunts: 



Woods, and often seeks holes in trees during the day. 



