OWLS 



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ward, wandering south into northern U. S. 

 in winter. Rather diurnal. 



Fig. 244 



Hawk Owl. 

 1-10. 



326. SNOWY OWL. 

 Large, 22; white spotted and 

 barred, especially above, with 

 black, fig. 245; females, more 

 heavily banded than males. Note, 

 a whistling cry. Northern por- 

 tions of northern hemisphere; 

 breeds north of U. S., wandering 

 south in winter to Middle States, 

 Nov. to April. Flight, heavy and 

 Frequents sand dunes on coast. 



Fig. 245 



direct. 



Kather diurnal. 



327. BURROWING OWL. 

 Small, 10; white, barred 

 and spotted, more heavily 

 above, with red - brown. 

 Wings and legs, long; tail, 

 short. Frequents open sec- 

 tions. Nests, in holes in 

 ground. Western U. S. from 

 Great Plains to Pacific; ac- 

 cidental in N. Y. and Mass. snowyOwi. 



