LITTLE HORNED OWL. SCREECH OWL RED OWL. 



Megascops asio. 



Mottled with black, brown and gray ; ears tufted ; iris yellow ; bill 

 and claws horn color. Length, 9.40 inches. 



Resident. Breeds in stumps, holes of trees or in buildings. The commonest Owl we 

 have, but so variable in color that the above slight description must not be regarded as 

 universal. It is sometimes mottled, sometimes brown and sometimes red, "entirely in- 

 dependent," as Dr. Coues remarks, "of age, season or sex." 



PLATE 111. SNOWY OWL. 

 Nyctea nyctea. 



White, spotted all over with brown, except on face, throat and legs,, 

 which are immaculate ; iris yellow ; bill and claws dark. Length, 

 23.50 inches. 



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