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THE HAWKS AND OWLS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



composed of four or five birds. Possibly these are families which have 

 never been separated, having migrated in company from their nesting 

 grounds. Large colonies, containing several hundred individuals, have 

 been known to congregate in some desirable locality to spend the 

 winter, and it is stated that they occasionally breed in considerable 

 colonies. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Ear tufts inconspicuous, much shorter than middle toe with claws. 



Color: Whole plumage varying from bright tawny to buft'y white, 

 with conspicuous dark brown stripes. 



Length: 13.75 to 17 inches ( 350 to 432""" ) ; extent, about 43 inches 

 (1092™'"); wing, 12 to 13 inches (305 to 330"''"); tail, 5.75 to 6.10 

 inches (145 to 155"""). 



Table showing the results of examinations of 101 stomachs of the Short-eared Oivl 

 , {Asio acci^itrinus). 



Locality. 



Date. 



Poultry 



or game 



birds. 



Otber birds. 



Mammals. 



Miscellaneous. 



Washington, D. C 



Oalirtale, N. Y 



Kockville, Conn 



Do 



Kosbkonong, Wis 



Washington, D. C 



Hillsboro, New Bruns- 

 wick. 



Washington, D. C 



Do 



Hackensack, N. J 



Nov. 22, 1886 



Nov. 27, 1886 

 Oct. 22, 1886 



....do 



Sept. 25, 1886 

 Apr. 20, 1887 

 Sept. 3, 1887 



2 jnncos, 1 fox 

 sparrow. 



South Windsor, Conn 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Washington, D. C 



Glastonbury, Conn... 



Do 



East Hartford, Conn . 



Do 



Sandy Spring, Md 



'Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Chester County, Pa 



Do ; 



Nebr. 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 

 Dakota County, 



Lincoln, Nebr 



Elmira, N. T 



Do 



Do 



Erin, N. Y 



Do 



Kings Coiiiitv, N. Y.. 



Stratford, Conn 



Sandy Spring, Md . 



i Jan. — , 

 i Mar. 28, 

 ! Mar. 31, 



Mar. 29, 

 ....do .. 

 Nov. 4, 

 ....do .. 

 ....do .. 

 Jan. 23, 

 Nov. 23, 

 ....do .. 

 Nov. 11, 

 Nov. 2. 



I Jan. 28, 

 Mar. 5, 



'....do .. 

 ....do.. 

 ....do .. 

 .Tan. 7, 

 Feb. 13, 

 Jan. 2."), 

 Dec. 21, 

 Dec. 10, 

 Nov. 20. 

 Nov. 25, 

 Nov. 27, 



I Dec. 8, 

 Mar. 5, 



1887 



1887 

 1887 



1887 



Mouse 



2 meadow mice. 



Mouse hair 



Meadow mouse 



3 meadow mice 

 2 meadow mice 



1 meadow mouse 



Kobin . . . 

 Sparrow . 



1887 



1888 

 1886 



1886 



1886 

 1887 

 1887 



2 meadow mice, 



1 shrew. 

 2 meadow mice . 



...do 



...do 



5 meadow mice . 

 4 meadow mice . 

 1 meadow mouse 



4 meadow mice . 

 3 meadow mice . 

 Meadow mouse . 

 Mouse 



Empty. 

 Do. 



1888 

 1888 

 1887 

 1886 

 1886 

 1886 

 1886 

 1886 

 1886 

 1887 



Mouse I 



2 meadow mice . j 



Jan. 4, 



Jan. 5. 



July — , 

 i Sept.—, 

 i Aug. 13, 



Aug. r 

 1 Aug. 7, 

 ! Oct. .5, 



Dec. 29. 



Dec. 26, 



Nov. 3, 

 Dec. 10, 



Feathers.. 



Meadow mouse 



...do 



Pine uiou.se. . .. 

 3 meadow mice 

 1 meadow mouse 



Meadow mouse , 



1880 

 1880 

 1870 i 

 1868 ; 



1884 1 

 1886 1 



1886 i 



1887 i 

 1X87 i 

 I8«7 ' 



1888 

 1888, 



; Mice 



{....do 



....do 



Kabbit 



(roi)her 



i Field mice 



...do 



i....do 



I-. ..do 



; do 



i 4 white-footed 

 I mice, 2 house 

 I mice, 1 wbrew. 

 i Meadow mouse - 

 i Mouse hair 



Do. 

 Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



17 insects. 

 30 locusta. 

 Beetle. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



