short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

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Subject:	short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
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SHORT-EARED OWL
Date 1907
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/7162887595
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.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gray_lady_and_the_birds_(Pl._15)_(7162887595).jpg

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.

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