26 BIRDS OF KANSAS. 



cavities in the limbs of trees, but little or no material used for lining. Eggs, 

 four to six; 1.33x1.12; buffy white, specked, spotted and blotched with light 

 and dark brown, the markings vary greatly in size and number, often confluent 

 and so thick around large end as to obscure the ground color; in form rounded 

 oval. 



SUBFAMILY PANDIONINyE. OSPREYS. 



GENUS PANDION SAVIGNY. 



B. 44. R. 425. C. 530. G. 196. U. 364. 



136. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (GMEL.). American Osprey. Summer 

 resident; rare. Arrive the first of April. Begin laying the last of April. 

 Nest in the tops of trees along the banks and old channels of the rivers; are 

 huge structures, made of large sticks interwoven with corn-stalks and weeds, 

 and lined with grasses. Eggs, two to four; 2.50x1.75; buff white, spotted and 

 blotched with umber and reddish brown running together, thickest at large 

 end; also a few markings of lilac; in form elliptical. 



SUBORDER STEIGES. OWLS. 



FAMILY STRIGID^l, BARN OWLS. 



GENUS STBIX LINN^IUS. 



B. 47. R. 394. C. 461. G. 181. U. 365. 



137. Strix pratincola BONAP. American Barn Owl. Resident; quite common 

 in southern Kansas. Begin laying the last of April. Nest in cavities of trees, 

 burrows in the sides of banks, crevices in rocks, and nooks of buildings. Eggs, 

 four to six; laid upon the debris, pellets of hair, and other remains of the 

 birds' food; 1.70x1.25; cream white; occasionally an egg will show markings 

 of pale drab; in form elliptical. 



FAMILY BUBONID^. HORNED OWLS, ETC. 



GENUS ASIO BKISSON. 



B. 51. R. 395. C. 472. G. 182. U. 366. 



138. Asio wilsonianus (LESS.). American Long-eared Owl. Resident; quite 

 common. Begin laying early in April. Nest in trees arid bushes; a coarse, 

 bulky structure, made of sticks, and sparingly lined with grasses, or strips of 

 bark and feathers; often in remodeled hawks' and crows' nests. Eggs, four or 

 five; 1.60x1.30; white; in form subspherical. 



B. 52. R. 396. C. 473. G. 183. U. 367. 



139. Asio accipitrimis (PALL.). Short-eared Owl. Resident; common. Begin 

 .laying the last of April. Nest on the ground, upon the open prairies, gener- 

 ally in the tall grass on the bottom lands, and often beneath a low bush, 

 loosely and slovenly constructed of grass, with occasionally a few leaves and 

 feathers on the bottom. Eggs, four or five; 1.55x1.24; white; in form 

 roundish. 



