Lexic.us

Definition of Strix varia

1. Noun. Large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strix Varia

Literary usage of Strix varia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"Strix varia BARTON. RANGE.— Eastern North America, from Hudson Bay south to the Gulf coast; west to the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains. a. ..."

2. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Strix varia varia. Range.—Eastern North America, from the British ... Strix varia alleni. Range.-—Florida and the Gulf States; north to South Carolina. ..."

3. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1911)
"Barred Owl. Strix varia varia. The barred owl, or "hoot owl," as it is ... Florida Barred Owl. Strix varia alleni. The southern form of the barred owl ..."

4. Bulletin by United States National Museum (1914)
"(Strix varia.) Basal portion of toes densely feathered, ... Strix varia varia (p.). dd. Coloration darker, the stripes on under parts black to blackish ..."

5. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"Barred Owl. Strix varia varia Barton. (368) Synonyma: Hoot Owl, Rain Owl, Wood Owl.—Strix varius, Bart., 1799.—Strix nebulosa, Forst., and the older authors ..."

6. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"Mo., s. Kan., Colo., and Calif.; winters from Calif., Wyo., Ind., and Mass, s. to La., Cuba, and Guatemala; common in Hawaii. 368. Strix varia varia. ..."

7. Bulletin by United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution (1914)
"Strix varia varia (p.). dd. Coloration darker, the stripes on under parts black to blackish brown; bars on upper parte more numerous, whiter; larger, ..."

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