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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 17. 



Genus: Megascops. 



SCREECH OWL. 



Species: M. asio. 



Distribution: 



The most common owl resident of New England. 



General Plumage: 



Gray to brick red, breast paler, black marked, small ear 

 tufts. Bill pale, claws dark, legs bufi", feathered. Length 

 about 9.00. 



Song and Other Notes; 



A tremulous, wavering, moaning hoot or cry. 



Haunts: 



Woods, " scrub," orchard, and often garden. 



