Owls 



372. Saw-whet Ow[; Acadian Owl {Nyetalaaaadiai). 

 L. S. Ads. Above cinnamon brown; foreliead with 



many, hindhead with Tew streaks; back with white 

 spots; feet and legs less heavily feathered than in No. 

 371 and without dusky b'ars. Yng. Breast and baclt 

 cinnamon brown with few white markings; belly rusty 

 huff, unst.re.aked, Nntus. A frpfiiipntly rppeateii whistle; 

 sometimes high, sometimes low; generally begins slow 

 and ends rapidly; resembles noise of saw-filing, 

 (Kalph.) 



Range.— North America; breeds from mountains of Pennsvlvania, 

 Massacliusetls (iatelv),norihern New York, northern Illinois; and. In 

 Rocky Mountains, from Mexico northwarij; winters south to Virginia, 

 Kansas and centrai California. 



372a. Northwest; Saw-whet Owl (N. «. scotaa). 

 Similar to No. jyz, but .darker both above and below, 

 dark markings everywhere heavier; flanks, legs and 

 feet more rufesceiit. (Osgood.) 



Range. — Qneen Clurlutle Inlands. Brttl:*li Columbia. 



379. Pygmy Owl [Glauctdmm gnoma). I.. 7, 

 Top of head spotud. Ads, Above grayish brown; 

 spots whitish. Yng. No spots on head. Noks. A soft 

 cooing cookuh, coobuh, repeated a number of times. 

 (Bendire.) 



Ranger- - "Tliiibeied regions of western North America, from south- 

 eni Rocky Mountains in Colorado, New Mexico, and Ariiona," west to 

 California, Oregon, and Washlnffton, except coast bell, south Into 

 Mejiico. 



379a. California Pygmy Owl (G. g, califomicum) , 

 Similar to No. 579, hijt darker; spots above buff or 

 rusty. 



Range.— Humid coast region from Monterey, California, north to 

 British (^oiumbia. 



379.1. Hoskin Pygmy Owl {Glauddium bosbinsii). 

 Similar to No. 379a, but smaller and grayer, the fore- 

 head and facial disc with more white, the upperparts 

 less distinctly spotted. (Brewst,) 



Range. ^Southern Lower California. 



380, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl [Glauddium pkalm- 

 noides). L, 7. Top of head streaked. Ads. Above 

 varying from grayish brown marked with whitish to 

 plain reddish brown withotit marks; below white 

 streaked with grayish brown or reddish brown, Yng, 

 No streaks on head. Notes, A softly whistled coo re- 

 pc^ated many timts at intervals of about one second. 



Ranee.— Tropical America; from Brazil north lo Mexican border of 

 United Slates- 



38 1. E\^ Ovi\ {Mif^ropallas whiimjn) . L. 6. Small- 

 est of our Owls. Ads. Above grayish brown, head 

 spotted; back barred with rusty; below mixed rusty, 

 white and grayish. Notes. A tremulous cha-eka, eka- 

 cha, in different keys, sometimes low, soineLinies dis- 

 tinct. (Bendire.) 



Rang*. — Tableland of Mexico from Puebia north to Mexican border 

 of United States: Lower California, and (rarely) California. 



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