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Owl, Screech (continued) 



Call no. 

 Nu OwS6 Adult on Perch, Posed Bailey 



Nu OwS7 Adult in Red Phase in Oak Tree. Ithaca. (November 27, 

 1916) Alleti 



Nu Ow9 Bones of Rodent and Pellets from Owls. Genesco. (1911) 



Bailey 



The large pellet is that of the great horned owl. Below it are 

 two smaller pellets of the screech owl. These pellets are regur- 

 gitated from time to time and contain most of the coarse indi- 

 gestible material of the food of these birds. By examining these 

 pellets it is a simple matter to determine the feeding habits of 

 the various species of owls. 



Owl, Short-eared (Asia fiammeus) 



Associated especially with lowlands and marshy districts but 

 quite widely distributed throughout the State. Field mice con- 

 stitute about 80 per cent of its food and this owl becomes unusu- 

 ally abundant when there is an invasion of mice. A permanent 

 resident. 13.7-16.S 



Nu OwT Adult on Ground (wounded). Ithaca. (June 24, 1917) 



Allen 



Partridge, Hungarian {Perdix perdix) 



The common European partridge was liberated in several 

 localities in New York State during the spring 1909 under the 

 name of Hungarian partridge and soon became acclimated. 



Nu PcH Adult Hiding in a Rail Fence, Side View. (May 16, 1914) 



Bailey 

 This bird was injured by striking a barbed wire fence. 



Pelican 



An unusual bird for New York, but it has been found here 

 from time to time. It was more common here in colonial days. 

 For a number of pictures of pelicans, see List 35, Florida. 



Pewee, Wood (Myiochanes virens) 



A most valuable bird because of the great number of flying 

 insects it destroys. It is a summer resident throughout New 



