Hawks and Owls. 
378. 
360a. Desert Sparrow Hawk (F. s. phalena). Simi- 
lar to No. 360, but slightly larger and appreciably 
paler: 2 with black bars above narrower; streakings of 
underparts finer and more rusty. co‘, L. 10.6; W. 7.53 
T. 5.3: 2, L. 10.8; W. 7.7: T. 5.2, (Mearns.) 
Range.—‘‘Western United States, north to :astern British Columbia 
and western Montana south, to Mazatlan in northwestern Mexico.” 
(A. O. U.) 
360b. St. Lucas Sparrow Hawk (F. s. pennsularis). 
Simil sr to No. 360a, but paler; smaller than No. 360. 
o’, W. 6.4; T. 4.5: 2, W. 7; T. 4.7. . (Mearns.) 
Range—Lower California (Cape Region only? ) 
365. Barn Owl; Monkey-faced Owl (Strix pratin- 
cola). L.18. No ear-tufts; eyes black. Ads. Above 
gray and yellowish buff; below white more or less 
washed with buff and spotted with black. Yung. More 
buffy below. Notes. A sudden, harsh scream and a 
screaming cr-r7-r-r-e-e, repeated several times generally 
when flying. 
Range.—United States north to Long Island, (rarely Massachusetts) , 
soutiern Ontario, Minnesota and Oregon; migrates slightly south 
and \inters south to Mexico. 
366. American Long-eared Owl (Asio wilsonianus). 
L. 14.8. Ear-tufts long; eyes yellow. Ads. Above: 
varied with gray; belly barred. Notes. Usually silent 
except during the breeding season when they utter a 
soft toned, slow wu-hunk, wu-hunk and alow, twittering, 
whistling dicky, dicky, dicky. (Bendire.) 
Rainge.—North America; breeds from Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and 
British Columbia south into Mexico. 
367. Short-eared Owl (4so accipitrinus). L. 15.5. 
Ear tufts short; eyes yellow. Ads. No gray above; 
belly streaked. Notes. A shrill barking call like the 
hi-yi of asmall dog. (Lawrence.) 
Range.—'‘Nearly cosmopolitan;’’ in America breeds locally from 
Virginia, northern Mississippi Valley, and Dakotas northward; winters 
from northern United States southward. : 
% 378. Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunieularia hypogea). 
L. 10. Tarsibare behind. Ads. Spotted above with 
buffy; belly barred; chin and breast-patch white. Yng.° 
Less distinctly spotted above; belly without bars. 
Notes. A mellow, sonorous coo-c-o-o; a chattering note 
uttered when flying, and a short, shrill alarm-note, 
tzip-tzip. (Bendire. ) 
Range.—Western North America from humid coast region east to 
prairies of Mississippi Valley (western Nebraska, central Kansas, 
western Minnesota); north to about line of Canadian Pacific R. R.; 
south to Central America. 
378a. Florida Burrowing Owl (S. c: floridana). 
Similar to No. 378, but slightly smaller and whiter 
throughout; spots above white with little if any buff; 
tarsi nearly bare. ; 
Range.—Interlor of southern Florida. 
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