Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Barred owl \Barred" owl"\ (Zo["o]l.)
   A large American owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}); -- so called from
   the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.

Hoot \Hoot\, n.
   1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill.

   2. The cry of an owl.

   {Hoot owl} (Zo["o]l.), the barred owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}).
      See {Barred owl}.