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have found it in Iowa in the Spring, it being 
much smaller than the Eastern bird. Ihave never 
found any such red specimens in the West, as | 
found in the South and East; it is hard to 
decide whether the male and female are a dliffer- 
ent specie or not. I see no difference in the 
marking of the Eastern specimen from the 
Western, only the size. The eggs are the same 
color and shape, and the plumage sometimes 
red, being lighter, but as a general thing the 
same. It breeds in hollow trees, and is found 
breeding in apple orchards and the dwellings of 
farm houses. I found it in a hole in an old 
barn, and it was very tame. It would let ohe 
handle and caress it without leaving the nest. 
I have found six eggs in one nest, but more 
frequently four; I have kept them alive for 
several days and fed them on birds, which they 
would eat only when no person was watching 
them. 
Otus Wilsontanus:—Lesson. 
Long-eared Owl. 
The Long-eared Owl is common in the State 
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but I never 
found it very plenty in Iowa or Minnesota. It 
can be found in the Winter, mostly in the day- 
time, in the tops of thick cedar trees. It is more 
plenty some séasons than others. It feeds on 
mice. 
