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Identifier: cu31924090257605 (find matches)
Title: The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: National Geographic Society (U.S.) Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927. illus Kennard, Frederic Hedge, 1865- Cooke, Wells Woodbridge, 1858-1916 Shiras, George, 1859-
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Washington, D. C., National Geographic Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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CjRI-ai- Hors h> Ou lCool Wood Duck Male, upper; fein:ile, lowe Spotted Sandpipkr 44 GREAT HORNED OWL (Bubo virgin- ianus ami subspecies) Length, al)out 22 inches. The great size andlong ear tufts sufficiently distinguish this owl. Range: Resident river the greater part ofNorth and South America. This, our largest owl, inhabits heavily for-ested and unsettled regions and is becomingmore and more rare in thickly populated areas.It is well known by its far-reaching call—hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo—which is heard best in thestill small hours of the night, when it echoesacross tlie expanse of canyon and forest in thefar west. This owl destroys many partridges and othergame birds, and unhoused poultry is ne\er safefrom its nocturnal attacks. Its deeds are thoseof darkness, since usually it hunts only at night,though when disturbed in the daytime it cansee well enough to take good care of itself.Its hill of fare is a long one and includes manykinds of mammals and birds. It is one of thefew creat

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