CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 3I3 



noticed a white owl hunting marmots {Spermophilus empetra) in the 

 barren grounds; and there can be no doubt that this and other 

 owls sometimes rob ptarmigan, ducks, etc., of their eggs. {Mac- 

 farlane.) 



CLXI. SURNIA DuMERiL. 



377- Hawk Owl. 



Surnia ulula (Linn.) Bonap. 1842. 



The introduction of this bird into our fauna rests on the capture 

 of a single specimen near St. Michael, Alaska, in October, 1876, 

 by Mr. L. M. Turner. (Nelson.) The natives assert that this 

 species is a resident and breeds in the vicinity of St. Michael, and 

 also that it is a coast bird, not going far into the interior. (Turner.) 



377a. American Hawk Owl. 



Surnia ulula caparoch (Mull.) Stejn. 1884. 



Recorded from many points in the Hudson bay region. (Preble.) 

 Rare at Fort Chimo, Ungava; eggs obtained June 8th, 1884, and 

 downy young nearly ready to leave the nest were taken June 

 20th. (Packard.) The commonest owl in Newfoundland or the 

 one most frequently seen. (Reeks.) Now becoming very rare in 

 Nova Scotia, (Downs.) Rare winter visitor in Nova Scotia. 

 (Tufts.) A rare bird in New Brunswick, but occasionally^ taken. 

 (Chamberlain.) Winter visitor; rare at Scotch Lake, York county, 

 N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Fort Churchill, Hudson bay. (Clarke.) 

 Fort Churchill and York Factory, Hudson bay. (Dr. R. Bell.) 

 Rare at Lake Mistassini, northern Quebec; seen only in winter. 

 (/. A/. Macoun.) Taken at Beauport; not common in Quebec. 

 (Dionne.) Transient visitor at Montreal. Some years this owl is 

 common in the woods around Montreal and frequently shot in 

 autumn or early winter. (Wintle.) A winter visitant at Ottawa, 

 Ont., but rare. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Has been shot near 

 Clarendon station, Frontenac county, Ont., but is quite rare. (Rev. 

 C. J. Young.) In southern Ontario this species can only be regarded 

 as a rare winter visitor; it seems to be more frequent in Muskoka 

 and further north. (Mcllwraith.) A few were taken some years 

 ago, about Toronto, but it seldom comes here now; I have had 



