DESCRIPTION. 173 



tail about 12 inches long. Plumage, dark-sooty 

 above, varied by irregular markings ; below, striped 

 with bars on the flanks ; face grayish-white, with 

 concentric rings of dusky. 



118. Richardson's Owl. 



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Length about 11 inches, tail about 4J inches 

 long. Above, brown, spotted with white ; below, 

 white, spotted and streaked with brown. Young : 

 Above, plain brown, wings and tail like adults, 

 face dusky, eyebrows whitish ; lower parts, plain 

 brownish and ochraceous. 



119. Saw Whet Owl 



Length about 8 inches, tail about 3 inches long. 

 Plumage similar to Richardson's Owl, but with 

 less white on head and neck ; stripes on lower 

 parts pale reddish-brown. Young : Above, plain 

 brown, wings and tail like adults, face dusky, eye- 

 brows whitish ; below, brownish and ochraceous. 



120. Screech Owl. 



Length about 10 inches, tail about 3J- inches 

 long. Ear-tufts conspicuous. Dichromatic . plum- 

 age of one phase grayish, the other bright rufous, 

 markings of plumage in general having a mottled 

 appearance. Young : Plumage barred, without 

 longitudinal markings. 



