298 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



his bivouac. (Richardson.) This owl, or one very Hke it, was 

 repeatedly observed in the country between Fort Good Hope and 

 Anderson river. {Macfarlane.) North to Fort Simpson on the 

 Mackenzie; rather rare. {Ross.) A rare winter visitant at Chilli- 

 wack, B.C. ; a considerable irruption of this owl occurred throughout 

 the southern interior during the winter of 1898-99; rare in the 

 Okanagan district in winter; resident throughout the winter in 

 the Cariboo district, B.C. ; taken at Quesnel, Cariboo district, 

 B.C., in 1 90 1. {Brooks.) This handsome little bird is common 

 throughout all northern Alaska, wherever trees or bushes occur to 

 afford it shelter. {Nelson.) This owl does not occur at St. Michael, 

 on the coast. It inhabits the wooded districts. {Turner.) 



Breeding Notes. — This small owl is occasionally met with in 

 eastern Ontario in the late fall. I have seen a specimen shot near 

 Kingston. It breeds not uncommonly on the Magdalen islands, 

 usually selecting a hole that had been made by the "flicker" in a 

 dead spruce stub. I saw two sets of eggs, of four and five respect- 

 ively taken in 1898. The set of four together with part of the 

 remains of the parent bird, killed by ravens that occupied an ad- 

 joining tree, I now have. These were laid early in April. The 

 other set was taken on May 3rd, the old bird being captured on the 

 nest at the same time. {Rev. C. J. Young.) Dr. George informs 

 me that the Richardson owl nests in northern Alberta. {W. Raine.) 



372. Saw-whet Owl. 



Cryptoglaux acadica (Gmel.) Richmond. 1901. 



Specimen (No. 32,301) in Smithsonion Institution collection was 

 obtained at Moose Factory, James bay, by James McKenzie. {Pack- 

 ard.) A not uncommon summer migrant in Newfoundland. {Reeks.) 

 A resident but becoming rare in Nova Scotia. {Downs.) A common 

 resident in Nova Scotia. {Gilpin.) Present throughout the year 

 at Wolfville, York county, N.S. ; most common in winter. {H. F. 

 Tufts.) A pair heard at Sydney, Cape Breton island, June 12th, 

 1902. (C. R. Harte.) Resides throughout the year, but more 

 common in winter at St. John, N.B. {Chamberlain.) Permanent 

 resident; not common; breeds at Scotch Lake, York county, N.B. 

 (W. H. Moore.) Taken at Beauport; resident in Quebec. {Dionn&.) 

 Permanent and common resident at Montreal. I have taken this 



