480 PROCEEDINGS OK THE ACADEMY OF [1895. 



Genus PANDION. 



79. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (G-niel. ). American Osprey. 



Seen in Roan County in April by Fox. I did not see it at Sam- 

 l)ii rg but the fishermen there spoke of it. Great Smoky Range, 

 Lemoyne. 



Family STRIGIDjE. 



Genus STRIX Linnseus. 



80. Strix pratincola Bonap. Barn Owl. 



A pair of these in captivity were examined at Union City. 



Genus SYRNIUM Savigny. 



81. Syrnium nebulosum (Forst.). Barred Owl. 



The unmistakable call of this owl was heard at Samburg, Raleigh 

 and Bel lev ue. Breeding at base of Bald Mountain (Blount 

 County); common at all altitudes in the Smokies; Lemoyne. 



Genus MEGASCOPS Kaup. 



82. Megascops asio (L.). Screech Owl. 



Mounted specimens were the only ocular proof J had of the 

 presence of this bird in Tennessee. I did not even hear one during 

 the entire trip, but was assured of their being common enough for 

 the every day needs of the more superstitious natives. Chilhowee 

 Mountains; Laugdon. Roane County; Fox. Not common in the 

 Great Smoky Mountains; Lemoyne. 



Genus BUBO Dumeril. 



83. Bubo virginianus (Gmel. ). Great Horned Owl. 



Noted from Samburg, Raleigh and Sawyer's Springs and mounted 

 specimens examined. Laugdon noted it at 4,000 feet in the mountains. 

 The most common owl in the Smokies; Lemoyne. 



Order PSITTACI. 



Family PSITTACID^E. 

 Genus CONURUS Kuhl. 



84. Conurus carolinensis (L. ). Carolina Paroquet. . 



The first notice of this bird in Tennessee was made by Alexander 

 Wilson in a letter written to Alexander Lawson, dated April 20th, 

 1810, in which he states: "As I entered the State of Tennessee, the 

 face of the country became hilly and even mountainous. After 



