377. Surnia ulula caparoch 
AMERICAN HAWK OWL. $15 inches 
Adult. Above brown, head spotted with white ; wings and Jong 
tail barred with white. Below white, streaked and barred with 
brown ; facial disk whitish circled with black; #0 ear-tufts. This 
species has the silent flight of an owl but the speed of a hawk. 
It hunts by day as well as at night, and watches for its prey on an 
exposed perch. Also called Day Owd. 
Breeds. North of New England. Winters in northern New 
England, very rare in Massachusetts. 
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