Owls 



368. Barred Owl {Symium varium). L. :*o. No 

 ear-tufts; eyes black, ^ds. Head, back ana breast 

 barred; toes feathered nearly if not quite to the nails. Notes. 

 A loud, sonorous whoo-whoo-whoo-too-whoo, to-whoo-ak; 

 a long-drawn, whoo-ah\ rarely a wild scream; and when 

 two individuals mf-et, a remarkable medley of hoots 

 and iia-kas. 



Ranee. — Eastern Ninth America except Gulf Coast; north to Nova 

 Scolla and Manitoba; west to Cotorado; resident, except at northern 

 limit of range. 



368a. Florida Barred Owt (S. v. alUni), Similar 

 to No. j68, but smaller, darker; black bars especially 

 on breast, wider; tae^ nearly if not quite hare. 



R^nee. -Morida; north along coast to South Carolina; west alone 

 coast lu Texas. 



368b, Texas Barred Owl (S. -d. hcl-osolum). Sim- 

 il.ir trt No. j68 in color, but with llie toes bare as in 

 No. 368a. 



Range. — Southern Texas. 



369. Spotted Owl {Symium occidentale) . Resem- 

 bles No. 368, but has tiie head and neck spotted with 

 white; primaries with broad, whitish tips. Notes. 

 Probably similar to those of No. 368. (Bendire.) 



■Range. — Western United States from southern Colorado and New 

 Mexico, west to California, south to Lower California and Guanajuato, 

 Mexico. 



369a. Northern Spotted Owl (5. u. caurinum). 

 Similar to No. 369, but darker; white markings small- 

 er; white spots on head and netk reduced to minimum; 

 white tips to primaries nearly obsolete. (iWerriam.j 



Rang*.— Western Washington and Brlli,jh Columbia. 



370. QvfiAi GVA'^ Ovi\ {Scatiap\e,xnehilosa). L. 27. 

 No ear-tufts; eyes yellow, ^ds. Above black finely 

 and irregularly marked with white; breast streaked; 

 feet feathered to toe-nails. Notes. Said to be a trem- 

 ulous, vibrating sound. (Fisher.) 



Ranee.— North America; breeds north of Lai. 55* ; winters south to 

 northeiTi border of United States casually as far as New Jersey. Ill- 

 inois, Minnesota, Idaho, and northern Cail.'Qrnia. 



371. Richardson Owl (Nyetala tengmalmi richard- 

 sani). L. 10. Ads. Ahovs grayish brown with num- 

 erous white spots, particularly on head; feet feathered 

 to toes and usually with indistinct, dusky bars. Notes. 

 A musical, soft whistle. (Wheelright.) A peculiar 

 grating cry, (Nelson.) (See next page.) 



Range. — Northern North America; breeds from Gulf of St. Lawrence 

 and Manitoba northward; winters south to northern border of 

 United States, casually to Massachusetts, Iowa, and ColuraJo; no 

 IWi6c cuast retorj (?). 



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