FLAMULATED SCREECH OWL. 
374. Oius flammeohis. 9 inches. 
This is a trifle smaller than the two preceding, has shorter 
ear tufts, and the plumage is much streaked and edged with 
rusty. The toes are unfeathered to the base. The number 
of eggs and nesting habits are practically the same as the 
preceding, as are also the five or six sub-species between this 
and the last, all of which occur in the southwestern part of 
the United States. 
WESTERN HORNED OWL. 
375a. Bubo virginianus pallescens. 22 inches. 
These large birds are the most fierce and destructive of the 
family. They are powerfully built, and their size and strength 
allow them to attack and secure some of the larger animals, 
such as skunks, woodchucks, rabbits, grouse and poultry. They 
seem to be especially fond of skunks, and more than half 
of them that are killed will have unmistakable evidence of 
their recent and close association with this animal. 
Nest. —Is usually in some large deserted nest, or in hollow 
cavities of large trees. Three or four white eggs, almost round 
<2.20 x 1.85). 
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