GREAT GRAY OWL. 



370. Scotiaptex nebulosa nebulosa. 27 in. 



Eyes yellow. Facial disc very large. Plum- 

 age mottled, barred and streaked grayish- 

 brown and whitish. Tail unusually long. 



Nest. Of sticks in trees. Eggs white. 



Range. Breeds from Keewatin northwest 

 to Mackenzie and Alaska. Winters south 

 casually to New England, N. J., Minn, and 

 Cal. 



BARRED OWL. 

 368. Strix varia varia. 20 in. 



Eyes dark brown. Plumage mottled, bar- 

 red and streaked with grayish-brown and 

 white. No ear tufts. 



Note. Mournful, dismal hootings. 



N est. In hollow trees or in old crow nests. 

 Four or five pure white eggs. 



Range. Eastern North America. From 

 Newfoundland and Keewatin south to the 

 Gulf States. Florida Barred Owl occurs in 

 the South Atlantic and Gulf States. 

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