the little screech owl. 
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generally crooked, and the wood is not considered of great utility. It grows 
in large groves in the state from which it has derived its name, and is now 
mostly used for fuel on board our steam-vessels. The Mottled Owl is often 
observed perched on its branches. 
Mottled Owl, Strix ncevia, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. iii. p. 16. Adult. 
Red Owl, Strix Asio, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. v. p. 83. Young. 
Mottled and Red Owl, Strix Asio, Nutt. Man., vol. i. p. 120. 
Little Screech Owl, Strix Asio, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 486 ; vol. v. p. 392. 
Adult with the upper parts pale brown, spotted and dotted with brownish- 
black ; a pale grey line from the base of the upper mandible over each eye ; 
quills light brownish-grey, barred with brownish-black, their coverts dark 
brown, secondary coverts with the tip white ; throat yellowish-grey, lower 
parts light grey, patched and sprinkled with brownish-black ; tail-feathers 
tinged with red. Young with the upper parts light brownish-red, each 
feather with a central blackish-brown line; tail and quills barred with dull 
brown ; a line over the eye, and the tips of the secondary coverts reddish- 
white ; breast and sides light yellowish-grey, spotted and lined with brownish- 
black and bright reddish-brown, the rest of the lower parts yellowish-grey, 
the. tarsal feathers pale yellowish-red. 
Male, 10, 22. Female, 10, 23. 
