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CLVI. SCOTIAPTEX Swainson. 1837. 

 370. Great Gray Owl. 



Scotiaptex nebulosa (Forster) Preble. 1902. 



Specimen No. (32,306) in the Smithsonian Institution collection 

 was obtained by James McKenzie at Moose Factory, James^bay. 

 No record from any other part of the country. (Packard.) One 

 seen on the Humber river, Newfoundland, August 28th, 1899. 

 (L. H. Porter.) A specimen taken a few years ago in Pictou county. 

 Nova Scotia, is the only one known except one in the collection of 

 the late Dr. McCuUoch. (Gilpin.) Occurs in winter at Grand 

 Manan, N.B. (Herrick.) Taken at Lorette; resident in northern 

 Quebec. (Dionne.) A scarce winter visitant at Montreal. During 

 the winter of 1889-90 this owl appeared at Montreal in great numbers 

 and many specimens were taken. (Wintle.) A rare winter visitor 

 at Ottawa. (G. R. White.) A specimen was shot November 20th, 

 1905 by Mr. M. W. Kelley a farmer of South March, fourteen miles 

 from Ottawa. (Rev. G. Eifrig.) In southern Ontario this species 

 is a casual visitor in winter only. I have seen specimens taken in 

 Muskoka and at Hamilton. (Mcllwraith.) Sometimes abundant 

 in the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts in winter. Occurs ir- 

 regularly about Toronto, Ont. ; it sometimes appears in southern 

 Ontario in numbers, but is usually absent, such migrations are 

 rare, the last one at Toronto was about 1889; the last Toronto 

 specimen was recorded in 1896. (/. H. Fleming.) On 28th Feb- 

 ruary, 1896, a specimen was taken on Toronto island. In December, 

 1898, I saw one, taken at Whitney, on the Parry Sound railway, 

 and I was shown two fine specimens which were taken at Scotia 

 Junction, on the same railway the preceding year. (/. Hughes - 

 Samuel.) 



Rare winter visitor in Manitoba. Found chiefly along the Red 

 river and at Lake Winnipeg. (E. T. Seton.) An irregular winter 

 visitor in Manitoba, some years abundant, others entirely absent. 

 (Atkinson.) Rare at Aweme, Man. (Criddle.) One seen at Lesser 

 Slave lake, Atha., and another between that lake and Peace River 

 Landing in 1903. (Spreadborough.) This imposing bird which 

 was first described from Hudson bay is by no means a rare bird in 

 the Northwest Territories, being an inhabitant of all the wooded 



