SOME NOTES ON NEBRASKA BIRDS 



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commou, breeds in April" (I. S. Trostler); Sioux county, Feb. 25, 1896 (L. 

 Skew, W. D. Hunter). 



373e. Megascops asio maxwelliae {Ridgw.). — Rocky Mountain 

 Screech Owl. 



"It is likely to be found in the extreme northwestern parts of Nebraska" 

 (Bendire); "From Colorado to eastern Montana" (Fisher). 



Fig. 25.— Great Gray Owl. 



375. Bubo virginianus {GmeL). — Great Horned Owl. 



West Point, Tekamah, Bellevue, Lincoln, Rockport, etc. — breeds (L. Bruner); 

 Dakota county (Aughey); " Not common during the spring, summer, and fall, 

 and probably remains during the winter (Taylor); "Eastern North America" 

 (Bendire); "West to the edge of the Great Plains" (Go.ss); "Ranges from 

 Labrador and the eastern United States south through eastern Mexico" 

 (Fisher); Omaha — breeding (L. Skow); Cherry county — one form (J. M. Bates); 

 Dakota City, Elk Creek (D. H. Talbot); Gage county (F. A. Colby); Omaha, 

 "resident, not common, usually one pair in each piece of heavy timber — breed 

 in latter part of February and early March" (I. S. Trostler). 



