Scops asio

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Screech \Screech\, n.
   A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
   shriek; a scream.
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   {Screech bird}, or {Screech thrush} (Zool.), the fieldfare;
      -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.

   {Screech rain}.

   {Screech hawk} (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called
      from its note. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Screech owl}. (Zool.)
   (a) A small American owl ({Scops asio}), either gray or
       reddish in color.
   (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
       species.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scops owl \Scops" owl`\ [NL. scops, fr. Gr. ? the little horned
   owl.] (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus
   {Scops} having ear tufts like those of the horned owls,
   especially the European scops owl ({Scops giu}), and the
   American screech owl ({Scops asio}).
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