. North American birds eggs . North American Birds IiIggs. 175 often in deserted Crows nests. The nesting season is from February in the southto April in the northern parts of their range. They hiy from two to four purewhite eggs, averaging considerably smaller than those of the Great Horned Owl;size X 368a. Florida Barred Owl. Sijrniam varium aUeni. Range.—Florida and the Gull States; north to South Carolina. A slightly smaller, and darker variety of the Barred Owl. Its habits and nest-ing habits are the same except that it generally breeds in January and February,and lays but two

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. North American birds eggs . North American Birds IiIggs. 175 often in deserted Crows nests. The nesting season is from February in the southto April in the northern parts of their range. They hiy from two to four purewhite eggs, averaging considerably smaller than those of the Great Horned Owl;size X 368a. Florida Barred Owl. Sijrniam varium aUeni. Range.—Florida and the Gull States; north to South Carolina. A slightly smaller, and darker variety of the Barred Owl. Its habits and nest-ing habits are the same except that it generally breeds in January and February,and lays but two eggs, which are smaller than those of the ])receding; size 368b. Texas Barred Owl. Syrnium varium Range. — Southern Texas. A very similar but slightly paler variety than the Barred Owl, and with thetoes bare, as in uUeiii. Eggs indistinguishable. 369. Spotted Owl. Syrnium occidentale. Range.—Western United States, from southern t»regon and Colorado, south-ward. Similar to the Barred Owl but spo

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