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BULLETIIV 



OF 



THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM 



Vol. 8 CHARLESTON, S. C, MARCH, 1912 No. 3 



LOCAL FAUNA 



Birds of South Carolina 



supplement * • 



Faico columbarius Linn. Pigeon Hawk. — w.v. This species, 

 hitherto considered a transient visitant, is now established as a 

 winter visitant by the following records: Nov. 29, 1910 and Jan. 

 14 and 16, 1911 (Wayne);^ Feb. 26, 1911 (Mitchell), ^ specimen 

 taken near Charleston. 



Alucopratincola (Bonap.). Barn Owl. — p.r. Breeding record : 

 four eggs taken Sept. 24, 1910 (R. Chamberlain).* 



Asio flameus (Pont.). Short-eared Owl. — w.v. Specimen 

 taken at Marion, Dec. 5, 1911 (Wheeler). 



Cryptoglaux acadica (Gmel.). Saw-whet Owl. — w.v., rare. 

 Adult female taken by James P. Garrick, Jr. at Weston, Richland 

 County, Nov. 11, 1909 (Wayne) .^ This is the fourth record for 

 this state. 



Nyctea nyctea (Linn.). Snowy Owl. Rare. Specimen taken 

 near Winnsboro, Fairfield County, Nov. 28, 1908, now in the col- 

 lection of Mr. A. T. Wayne. This is the first record since the 

 time of Audubon and, as far as known, the fourth for the state.' 



> Continued from the February issue. 



Mi/fc, XXVIII, 1911, 264. 'Bull. Chab. Mus., VIII, 1912. 26, 



abid,VI, 1910, 50. Auk, XXVIII, 1911, 112. 



Mufc. XXVIII. 1911, 112. eibid. XXVII. 1910, 464. 



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