Identifier: cu31924090293030 (find matches)
Title: Birds of the world for young people
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 Hardcastle, Ella
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: New York, F.A. Stokes Company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ome form, differing considerably in colour inindividuals. Some are almost pure white over thewhole body, while others are thickly spotted withblack. The eyes are extremely large and light yellowin colour, forming a striking contrast to the beautifulwhite of the feathers around them. See Plate 5, Fig.23. This bird sees with perfect ease in the daytime, andis very shy, keeping well out of the range of a gun.Its food consists of small mammals. Ptarmigan,Grouse, and Ducks, and it is said also to catch fish. The Little Owl is an Old World form, about eightinches in length. A native of the continent of Europe,it has of late years been introduced into the BritishIslands, where it now breeds well and is increasing innumbers. See Plate 5, Fig. 22. The Coquimbo, or Burrowing Owl, is found only inNorth America, and is the only species that lives andbreeds underground. It is about ten inches in length,has no ear-tufts, and the feet are but slightlyfeathered. The legs are longer in proportion than
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21. Barn Owl(Strix fiammea) COQUIMBO—BARN OWL 16T are those of most Owls. The Western species livesin burrows made by prairie-dogs—although certainlynot welcomed by them. But the Florida BurrowingOwl digs a hole for itself. They are day-feeding,being perfectly able to endure the fierce glare of thesun in the regions in which they live. The Tawny Owl is an interesting species, havingtwo distinct phases of plumage, some individualsbeing very grey, while others are red in colour. ThisOwl is further peculiar in that the apertures of theears are not alike in the two sides of the head, thoughboth are covered by a large flap of skin. See Plate 5,Fig. 19. The European Long-eared Owl is another speciesin which the apertures of the ears are unlike. It iscommon in European countries, and is very beneficial,destroying large numbers of mice and other smallrodents. The American Long-eared Owl is similarin appearance. See Plate 5, Fig. 20. The Long-eared Owls and the Short-eared Owls,though very

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