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have found it in lowa in the Spring, it being 
much smaller than the Eastern bird. I have never 
found any such red specimens in the West, as I 
found in’ the South and .East: it- is thane ite 
decide whether the male and female are a differ- 
ent specie ‘or not. “I “see" no: difference imum 
marking of the Eastern specimen from the 
Western, only the size. The eggs are the same 
color and shape, and the plumage sometimes 
red, being lighter, but as a general thing the 
same. It breeds in hollow trees, and is found 
breeding in apple orchards and the dwellings of 
farm houses. I found it in a hole in an old 
barn, and it was very tame. It would let one 
handle and caress it without leaving the nest. 
[ have found six eggs in one nest, but more 
frequently four; I have kept them alive for 
several days and fed them on birds, which they 
would eat only when no person was. watching 
them. 
Olus Wilsontanus.—Lesson. 
Long-eared Owl. 
The Long-eared Owl is common in the State 
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but I never 
found it very plenty in Iowa or Minnesota. | It 
can be found in the Winter, mostly in the day- 
time, in-the tops of thick cedar trees. It is more 
plenty some seasons than others. It feeds on 
mice. 
