short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) SHORT-EARED OWL
Date 1907
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Author Mabel Osgood Wright
Full title Gray lady and the birds; stories of the bird year for home and school, by Mabel Osgood Wright ... twelve coloured plates and thirty-six full-page illustrations in half-tone.
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The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a species of typical owl (family Strigidae). The short-eared owl is found in open country and grasslands. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name Asio is a type of eared owl, and flammeus means "flame-coloured". The short-eared owl has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird.