366. Asio wilsonianus 
AMERICAN LONG=EARED OWL. 14.80 inches 
Adult. Above dark brown mottled with white and buff. Below 
yellowish barred and streaked with brown; facial disk yellowish 
brown ; ¢ar-tufts conspicuous; feet and legs feathered ; quiet, secre- 
tive birds of the wild woods. 
Note. “Occasionally gives long hoots, and when disturbed yowls 
like a cat.” 
Nest. Ina tree, usually in pine or hemlock woods or a cedar 
swamp. 
Breeds. Scarce permanent resident, commoner during migrations. 
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