LITTLE HORNED OWL. SCREECH OWL. RED OWL. 
Megascops asio. 
Mottled with black, brown and gray ; ears tufted ; iris yellow ; bill 
and claws horn color. Length, 9.40 inches. 
Resident. Breeds in stumps, holes of trees or in buildings. The commonest Owl we 
have, but so variable in color that the above slight description must not be regarded as 
universal. It is sometimes mottled, sometimes brown and sometimes red, ‘‘ entirely in- 
dependent,” as Dr. Coues remarks, * of age, season or sex.” 
PLATE JIlL—SNOWY OWL. 
Nyctea nycteda. 
White, spotted all over with brown, except on face, throat and legs, 
which are immaculate ; iris yellow; bill and claws dark. Length, 
23.50 inches. 
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