AVES. 1 I 1 



RAin^OUFS. • STRir.ES. 



STRIGIDAE. 



W<km1c(1 countrv; nests in holes in trees. 



Me. — Winter visitor of irrej^ular abundance. (Sept.) Xov. 30- 

 Mar. Ki. 



X. 11. — Han' winter visitor. Dee. ir)-Mar. 1. 



Vt. — Ran* winter visitor. 



M.\.ss. — Kan* winter visitor. Xov. iMi-Mar. 



R. I. — Rare winter visitor (four records). Dec. ISs. 



Conn. — Rare winter visitor: East AVindsor, IS.V.t. 



211. (Ji-AUX .\r.\Dicr.s (Gnielin) A. O. U. eoinin. 

 Saw-whet owl; Acadian owl; Little owl. 



Strix aradira Gniel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 1, |). 200. "ix 

 America sEiTENTitioXALi." 



Xijrtala acadica ((iniel.). ("liapnian. llandl). l)inis east. Xo. 

 Anier., 1895, p. 217. 



Ulula acadica (Gmel.). Audul)()n, Birds of .Vnier., 1840, vol. 1, 

 p. 123, pi. 33. P:^% Bendire, 1892, v(.l. 1. pi. 12, fi<;. 7. 



Den.se woo<ls; nests in old woodpecker holes or cavities of trees. 



Me., X. H. — Uncommon n'sidcnt. K^f^s, April (i. 



Vt. — Unconunon ri'sident, mainly in northern j)art. 



M.\S.s. — Uncommon resident, bR-eding locally. Kggs, Aj)ril 4- 

 May 1 (July 3). 



R. I. — Uncommon winter visitor; niav hn-ed ran-Iv. Xov.- 

 Feh. 



Conn. — Rare R-sident. 



212. Otus A.SIO (Linm?) Stone, 



Screech owl; Cat owl; Little homed owl; Mottled owl; Red 

 owl. 



Strix asio Linn<?, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 17.38, vol. 1, p. '.)2. "Amer- 

 ica." 



