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KEY TO THE BIKDS OF EASTEKN NORTH AMERICA. 



Section 2. Toes, nearly bare, or but thinly featliered. 



Screech Owl. 

 Aboiti one quarter natural size. 



Tarsus, thickly feathered ; liead with two horu-like tufts ot feiithers; general 

 plumage, sonietiuies gray, soinetiuiea rufous brown, more or less streaked and 

 spotted. Screech Owl. 



Meyascops asio, and races. 

 See No. 307. 



Tarsus, scantily feathered, usually nearly Iiare, espec-ially on tlie lower part; 

 head, without horn=like tufts of feathers. Occurs only in Florida. 



Florida Burrowing Owl. 



Spcotijto cunicularia Jhjriilana. 

 See No. 315. 



Group 2. Wing, 8.50 to 1 1 inclies long. 



Primaries, dark brown, more or less marked with tawny brown. Long-eared Owl. 



Asio wilsoniaiiiis. 

 See No. 300. 



Pi'iniaries, dark brown, more or less marked with pure white; no horn-like 

 tufts of feathers ou head. Hawk Owl. 



Surnia ulula ciiparuch. 

 See No. 313. 



