. Krankheiten und Feinde von Geflügel . h kann ihnen vom Bauern und Gärtner gegeben. Die Eulen, wie viele andere Greifvögel, werfen in kleinen ballartigen Massen aus dem Forellen aus, die unverdaulichen Portionen ihrer Nahrung, wie Haii. Knochen, etc. Diese kleinen Kugeln oder Pel-Lets sind häufig in großen Mengen über Lo-Calities zu finden, wo diese Vögel während des Tages Zuflucht nehmen. Die Eggsare sind weiß, fast rund, und häufig Zahl von drei tofive. Eulen legen ihre Eier in hohlen Bäumen oder in den desertednestern von Falken und Krähen. Ihre Schreie sind laut und trostlos. Die allgemeine Form der Eulen
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. Diseases and enemies of poultry . h can begiven to them by the farmer and horticulturist. The owls, like many other birds of prey, eject from themouth in small ball-like masses, the indigestible portions oftheir food, such as haii. bones, etc. These little balls or pel-lets are frequently to be found in great quantities about lo-calities where these birds resort during the daytime. The eggsare white, nearly round, and commonly number from three tofive. Owls deposit their eggs in hollow trees or in the desertednests of hawks and crows. Their cries are loud and dismal. The general form of owls is short and heavy; the head andeyes are usually very large; bill very much like a hawks, butnever toothed, and often almost hidden by long bristle-likefeathers; eyes encircled by a ring of radiating bristly feathers;tarsi (shins), and in some species toes also, densely feathered. In some species the heads are furnished with long erectiletufts of feathers, which are commonly Qfilled horns; ears insome species are remarkably large.. BARN OW L BAKN OWL. Strix pratincola. DESCRIPTION. Length of female about 18 inches; extent of wings about43. The male is rather smaller; no ear tufts; facial disc welldeveloped but not circular; eyes black and rather small; lowerpart of long tarsus (shin) ha.s short stiff feathers; toes nearlynafied, but with some hair-like feathers; feathers of bodydowny. Colors brownish, ashy and vhite. Habitat.—Warmer parts of North Carolina, from the Mid-dle States, Ohio valley, and California southward throughMexico. Resident but not common in southern portions ofPennsylvania. Die Bavu Owl because of its supposed resemblaucefo a monkev is frequently called Monkey-faced Owl.This bird is highly beneficial to the farmer as it subsists chiefly on mice and rats. It never commits dep-redations in the poultry yard and rarely does it de-stroy insectivorous birds. Notwithstanding the goodthis bird does by devouring legions of voracious ro-dents, it, in common with o
