Hawks and Owls 



360a. DescPt Sparrow Hawk (F. s. phalama). Simi- 

 lar to No. j6o, but slightly larjjer and appreciably- 

 paler; ¥ with black bars above narnwer; strejkings of 

 underparts finer and more rusty, c^, L. 10.6; W. 7.5; 

 T. 5.3; 9,L. 10.8; W. 7-7.T. 5-.- {Mfarns.) 



Ransre.— "Western UTiite4 Siaies.noril 10 -asiem British C<?iumbla 

 and western Montana south, to Mazatlan In northwestern Mexico, " 

 (A. O. U.) 



360b. St. Lucas Sparrow Hawit (F. s. pmiiisv,laris). 

 Simil.-ir to No. 360a, but paler; smaller ilian No. 360, 

 d, W. 6.4, T. 4.5; ?. W. 7; T. 4-7. (Mearns.) 



Range — Lower California (Cape Region only?) 



365. Barn Owl; Monkey-faced Owl {Strix pratim- 

 cola). L. 18, No ear-tufts; eyes black. Ads. Above 

 gray and yellowisli buff; beiow white mort; or less 

 washed with buff and spotted with black. Yrig. More 

 buffy below. Nata. A sadden, harsh scream and a 

 screaming er-i'-r-r-e-e, repeated several times generally 

 when flying. 



Range. — Unifed State^i north to f.nng Island, (rarely Ma55acliusetts) . 

 soulliern Ontario, Minnesoia and Oregon: migrates slightly south 

 and winters iuuth ioMe\ico. 



366. American Long-eared Owl [Asio ■wilsonianus), 

 \.. 14.8. F.ar-tiifts long; eyes yellow. Ads. Above 

 varied with grav; belly harrsd. Notss. Usually silent 

 except daring the breeding season when they utter a 

 soft toned, slow v}u-hunk, wu-hunk and a low, twittering, 

 whistling dui^', dickv, dt'ckj'. (Bendire.) 



Range. — North America; breeds from Nova Scotia, Matittoba, and 

 Brillsli Columbia sujlh into Mexltu. 



367. ShorX-eared Owl (A sw oik^ipitrimfs). L. 15.5. 

 Ear tufts shoit; eyes yellow. Ads. No gray above; 

 belly streaked. Notes. A Shrill barking Call like the 

 ki'-jii of a small dog. (Lawrence.) 



Range. — "Nearly cusmupolilan;" !n America breeds locally from 

 Virginia, norlliein MIssissiiJt)! Valley, and Dakotas northward; winters 

 from northern United States southw,ii'd, 



378. Burrowing Owl {Speot^'tocuniculariakj'pogaia). 

 L, 10. Tarsi bare behind. Adx. Spotted above with 

 buffy; belly barred; chin and breast-patch white. Yng. 

 Less distinctly spotted above; belly without bars. 

 Notes. A mellow, sonorous ^oo c-o-o] a chattering note 

 uttert;d wheti flying, and a short, shrill alarm-note, 

 tlip-t{ip, (Bendire.) 



Range.— Western North America from humid coast region east to 

 prairies of Mississippi V.illey (western Nebraska, central Kansas, 

 western MInnaEota); north to about line of Canadian Pacific H. R-! 

 south to Central America. 



378a. Florida Burrowing Owl (S. c. floridana). 

 Similar to No. 378, but sliehtly smaller and whiter 

 throughout; spots above white with little if any buff; 

 tarsi neariy bare- 



Ran ge.^ Interior of southern Florida* 



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