AVES. 113 



RAI^ORES. STRIGES. 



STRIGIDAE. 



Strix arctica Swains. Swains, and Hicliardson, Fauna Bon-ali- 

 Anirr., 1S31, vol. 2, j). 87, j)!. 32. 



IK'uvy woods or open counlry; nests probably in cavities of 

 trees, or on their branches. 



Me. — Accidental visitor: "Maine"; BrownHeld, 1886. 

 (Knifjht su|)po.ses these to be "pale or faded individuals of the typi- 

 cal Horned Owl.") 



M.\s.s. — Accidental visitor: Walthani, Nov. 30, 1867. 



215. Blho viHGi.MANLs iiETEROCNEMis (Obcrholscr) A. O. U. 

 coinni. 



Labrador homed owl. 



A»io magcUanicus hctcrocnemis 01>erh., Proc. U. S. nat. mus., 

 1904, vol. 27, p. 187 "L.vnxe au Loup, L.\br.\dor." 



Dense forests; nests in trees. 



Me — Accidental visitor: near Portland. Mar. 1870 (recorded as 

 B. V. saturaiiis). 



216. Nyctea nyctea (Linn^) Lichtenstein. 

 Snowy owl; Arctic owl; White owl. 



Strix nyctea Linn^, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 93. "i\ 

 EuROPA & America .sei>te.\trio.\ali." 



Surnia nyctea (Linnd). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1840, vol. 1, 

 p. 113, pi. 28. E^% Bendire, 1S92, vol. 1, j)l. 12, fij?. 19. 



Ojx'U country and barren fjroiuids; nests on the ground. 



Me. — L'nconiinon fall and winter visitor. (Sept.) Oct. 15- 

 Feb. 



X. II. — Late fall antl winter visitor, .sonietinies conMuon; acci- 

 dental in sinnnier (Concord, July). Oct. 10-April (-July). 



Vt. — Irn'gular fall and winter visitor. Oct. 20. 



Mass. — Irn-jjular fall and winter visitor, sometimes common. 

 (Oct. 12) Oct. 28-April 15 (May 20). 



