AVES. 109 



RAPTORES. STRIGES. 



STRIGIDAE. 



207. Asio FLAMMEUS (Pontoppi(lan) A. O. U. comm. 

 Short-eared owl; Bog owl; Gray marsh owl; Marsh owl. 



Strix flammca Pontopp., Danske atlas, 1763, vol. 1, p. 617, 

 pi. 25. Based on Linne: [Sweden]. 



Asio accipitrinus (Pallas). Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. 

 Amer., 1895, p. 215; A. K. Fisher, Hawks and owls of U. S., 1893, 

 pi. 21. Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 12, fig. 3. 



Open country and marshes; nests on the ground. 



Me. Uncommon resident, more common migrant near coast. 



N. H. Uncommon migrant. April; Nov. 



Vt. Uncommon migrant (? winters). 



Mass. Uncommon migrant mainly near coast, rare in winter; 

 rare summer resident. Mar. 15- April 15; summer; Sept. 24-Nov. 

 30 (winter). 



R. I. Uncommon migrant and rare summer resident ; may 

 winter rarely. April; Oct. 26-Dec. 23. Eggs, April 28. 



Conn. Uncommon migrant ; rare summer and winter resident. 



208. Strix varia Barton. 



Barred owl; Barn owl (Me.); Black-eyed owl; Hoot owl; 

 Round-headed owl. 



Strix varius Barton, Fragm. nat. hist. Penna., 1799, p. 11. 

 ' ' Pennsylvania . ' ' 



Syrnium nebulosum (Forst.). Chapman, Handb. birds east. 

 No. Amer., 1895, p. 215; A. K. Fisher, Hawks and owls of U. S., 

 1893, pi. 22. Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 12, fig. 4. 



Heavy woods, preferably near water; nests in hollows of trees 

 or in abandoned hawk or crow nests. 



Me. Rather common resident. Eggs, Mar. 27. 

 N. H. Rather common resident up to 3000 feet. 

 Vt. Rather common resident. 



