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Underparts, white, barred and streaked with brown ; toes, nearly bare. Occurs 

 in Florida and Gulf States only. 



Florida Barred Owl. 



Syrnium ncbulosum aUeni. 



See No. 303. 







Section 2. Second primary, about equal in length to 



fourth. 



Two large, ear-like tufts of feathers above the eyes. 



Great Horned Owl. 



Bubo virginianus, and races. 

 See No. 309. 



Section 3. Second primary, decidedly longer than fourth. 



Short-eared Owl. 

 Underparts, streaked ; feet, thickly feathered. 



Short-eared Owl. 



Asio acdpitrimts. 

 See No. 301. 



Underparts, white or buff white, more or less spotted ; feet, nearly bare. 



Barn Owl. 



Strix pratincola. 

 See No. 299. 



