373. Megascops asio 
SCREECH OWL. 10inches 
Adult. Twocolor phases. Above either gray, or Puente red- 
dish brown, streaked with black. Below white, 
heavily streaked and marked with black; facial 
disk grayish ; ear-tufts conspicuous ; feet and legs 
feathered. It feeds on mice and insects. 
Note. “A prolonged, tremulous hoot, also occa- 
sionally a high keyed hooting.” 
Nest. In hole in tree, often an old apple tree. 
Breeds. Throughout,more common in cultivated 
regions. 
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