SHORT-EARED OWL. 



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Table showing the results of examinations of 107 stomachs of the Long-eared Owl 

 {Asio wilaoniantts) — Contiiiued. 



StJMMART. -Of 107 stomachs examined, 1 contained a game birdj 15, other birds; 84, mice; 5, other 

 mammalai 1, insects and 15 were empty. 



SHORT-EARED OWL. 



Asio accipitrinus. 



[Plate 21— Adult.] 



The Short-eared Owl is a bird of extended distribution, ranging over 

 the greater part of both hemispheres. In Africa it has been found 

 as far south as Abyssinia in winter. It has not been recorded from 

 Australia. In a northerly direction it reaches the southern part of the 

 Arctic regions at about the 69th parallel, from whence southward it 

 probably breeds more or less commonly in favorable localities through- 

 out its range, though as a summer resident it is rare in most parts of 

 eastern United States. 



The food of this Owl consists largely of mice and other small mammals. 

 A number of species of insects, birds, and reptiles also may be men- 

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