NYCTEA SCANDIACA, SNOWY OWL. 309 



1852, 12 ; Tr. Z. S. iv, 1859, 256.— Maxim., J. f. O. vi, 1858, 28.— Drkss.. Ibis, 1865, 

 330 (Texas).— Hayd., Rep. 1862, 1.54.- -Allen. Mera. Bost. Soc. i, 1868,'499 (West- 

 ern Iowa); 506 (Illinois).— Coop., B. Cal. i,lb70, 431 (but never fouud iu Cali- 

 fornia).— Allkn, Bull. M. C. Z. ii, 1871,340 (Florida).— TRippE,Pr. Ess. Inst, 

 vi, 1871,114 (Minnesota). — Snow, B. Kans. 1873,2 (Kansas, common). — Coues, 

 Key, 1872, 204, tio;. 137. 



Ulula nehidom, Steph., G. Z. xiii, pt. ii, 60.— Cuv., R. A. 2d. ed. i,.342.— Jame.s., ed. 

 Wils. i, 107; iv, 280.— Less., Man. i, 113; Tr. 108.— Bp., List, 1838,7 ; Consp. 

 Av. i, 1850, 53.— ScHL., Mus. Pays-Bas, StrUjes, 1862, p. 11. 



SMx chichietU, Gm., Svst. Nat. i, 1788,29(3. 



(?) Strix acdamator, Bartr., Trav. in Fla. 1791, 289. 



Strix variiis, Bart., Frag. N. H. Pa. 1799, 11. 



Strix fernandica, Shaw, Gen. Zool. vii, 1809, 263. 



b. sartorii. 



Syrnium nebulosum var. sartorii, Ridgw. — B. B. & R., N. A. B. iii, 1874, 29 (Mirador). 



c. fulvescens. 



Syrnium fulve.scen8,SAi.v., P. Z. S. 1868, 58 (Guatemala). 



Syrnitim nebulosum var. fulvescens, Ridgw. — B. B. & R., N. A. B. iii, 1874, 29. 



ITnh. — North America, east of the Rocky Mountains. Chiefly United States. Var. 

 sartorii iu Mexico. Ym: fuhTScens iu Central America. 

 Lieutenant Warren's Expedilion. — No. 4607, Missouri River. 



This specimen of Dr. Hayden's remains, as it was when taken, the 

 westernmost on record for the species. The Barred Owl is one of the 

 few which does not appear to be equally distributed, having never yet 

 been observed west of the Rocky Mountains, where it is to some extent 

 replaced by the allied but perfectly distinct 8. occidentale, discovered by 

 Mr. Xantus, at Fort Tejon, California, and subsequently observed in 

 Arizona, by Lieutenant Bendire, United States Army. It appears to 

 be somewhat a southerly bird, vei\v abundant in the woods of the South 

 Atlantic and Gnlf States; but, although common iu New England, is 

 rather sparingly represented in British America, the home of the Great 

 Gray Owl, ^'. cinereum. It breeds in March, laying five or six white 

 subspherical eggs in the hollow or among the branches of a tree, some- 

 times taking i)ossession of a deserted Hawk's or Crow's nest, sometimes 

 building for itself. The eggs measure about 2 inches in length by 1| in 

 breadth. Although Wilson states to the contrary, the sexes of this 

 bird are not appreciably different in size, nor otherwise distinguishable 

 by external characters. The average size appears to be 20 inches in 

 length, 47 in extent, the wing 13^, the tail 9. 



TJje third and only other species of Si/rnlnm of Xorth America. S. 

 occidentale, will probably, in time, be found iu the Missouri region. Its 

 synonymy is given below.* 



NYCTEA SCANDIACA, (Linn.) Newt. 

 (Jreat White or Snowy Owl. 



Sii'ix capite aurito, corpore alhido, Linn., Fn. Suec. 174G, 16 ; ex liuho scandianus, Ri'DEB., 



Ic. ined. {fide Walukn). 

 Strix 8eandiam,\AST^., 8yst. Nat. i, 17(56, 132 {oy. priced.).— MxiMC, J. f. O. 1865, 396. 

 J\'ycl(a Kcundi(ira,KK\\T., 4th ed. Varr. lir. B. pt. iii. 1872, 1S7.— DiiKss., B. Eur. i)t. — . 

 Kyctia scuvdiuca var. iirctica, Iviixiw. — B. B. A R., N. A. 15. iii. IS74, 7(i. 

 Strir niba fnti-liudnoniH, Buis.s., Orn. i, I7t)(», 522. 

 Strix nyctea, l^i.NN., Syst. Nat. i, 1766, 132 (ex Aluco albiin dinruux.Euw., 61. — Bki.ss.. i, 



522).— BkOnn.. Orn. Bor. 1764, 7.— Fohst., Phil. Trans. Ixii, 1772, 38.">,— (;m.. 



Syst. Nut. i, 1788, 201.— Fauu., Fu. Groeu. No. 16.— Lath., lud. Oru. i, 1790, 



"" Syrnium occidentale, Xantus, Pr. Phihi. Acad. 18.59, 193. -Bd., B. N. A. 1860. pi. 66 

 (not iu ed. of 1858).— CouKs, Key, 1872, 204.— B. B. ^t K., N. A. B. iii, 1874, 38. 



JIab. — Caliloruia (Fort Tejon, Xantus). Arizoua {Jiendirc). 



