FAMILY STRIGIDyK. — OWLS. 



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FAMILY 5TRIQID/E. 



Owls. 



Radiated disk of feathers surrounding the eye; plumage, soft; toes, 

 armed with strong curved talons. 



Group 1. Wing, less than 8.50 inches long. 

 Section 1. Toes, thickly feathered. 



Kicharrison's Owl. 



Wing, less than 6.10; upper plumage, dark cinnamon brown, more or less 

 marked with white; uiiderparts, whitish, streaked witli brown; iuunaturo birds 

 have much white about tlie face. 



Saw-whet Owl. 

 Acadian Owl. 

 Nyctnla ncadira. 

 See No. 306. 



Wing, over 6.10; upper pUimage, darlc cinnamon brown, more or less marked 

 with wliite ; uuderi^arts, browu aud white. 



Richardson's Owl. 



Nyctala ten'jmalmi richardsoni. 

 See No. .'505. 



