Owls 



373f. Mexican Screech Owl {M. a. cineraceus). 

 A gray color phase only. Similar to No. 373b. but 

 much grayer above; buff markings of No. 373b almost 

 wholly absent; below black bars more numerous and 

 narrower than in No. 373b. 



Range. — "New Mexku, /v\n>iMi, Lower California, and weslein 

 Mexico." (A.O. U.) 



373g. Aiken Screech Owl {M. a. aihmi). A gray 

 color phase only, W.6.S- Similar to 37^f, but still 

 grayer; almost no buff above; black markings wider on 

 head, back, and undcrparts. 



Range. — "Plains, El Faso County, Colorado, south probably to 

 central New Mexico and northeastern Arizona." (A. O. U.J 



S?-, 



373h. MacFarlane Screech Owl {M. a. macjarlansi) . 

 A gray color phase only. /Idn. Of the size of kenni- 

 cottti, but with colorand markings of bmdirei. W, 7.2; 

 T. 3.8. (Brewit.) 



Range.— "Eastern Washington and Oregon to western Montana 

 and probably intermediate regions, and north lo Ihe Interior of 

 British Culuinbia." (Bailey-) 



373 . 1 . Spotted Screech Owl {MegascQps trichopsis). 

 L. 7.7, Ads. Above mixed black, grayish brown and 

 buff; black prevailing on head; feathers of foreback 

 with buffy white spots on either side near the end; 

 below much as in No. 373f- 



Range.^-Soullierii Atiaona diid southward Into northern MeAico. 



373.2. Xantus Screech Owl {Mt:guitups xantusi). 

 W, 5-3- Ad. cf. Above drab, back tinged with pink- 

 ish rusty and faintly vermiculated with reddish brown; 

 breast paler ashy faintly suffused with pinkish or 

 rusty; belly whitish; underparts finely barred with red- 

 dish brown and streaked with clove-brown. (Brewst,) 



Rfttige.^Capa Region of Lower California. 



374. Flammulated Screech Owl {Migaseops flam- 

 meoia). L. 7, Ads. Ear-tufts small; eye surrounded 

 by rusty, then by gray; crown, nape and tips of scap- 

 ulars largely rusty; neck band rusty. 



Range. — Mountains of Guatemala north to Colorado (ii specl- 

 mefis, 7 from BoulderCouniy.Cook), west rairelv to California (» 

 specimens). 



374a. Dwarf Screech Owl {M. f. idakoensis). Sim- 

 ilar to No. 374, but slightly smaller and paler, es- 

 pecially on underparts where ground color is white and 

 black markings are restricted. 



Ranee.— Idaho, eastern Oregon and Calllornla (San Bernardino 

 Mountains, \ specimens, Gr*lnnell). 



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