LIST OF THP: birds of eastern north AMERICA. 359 



^•^•u- Gen-US SCOTIAPTEX. Swains. 



304 (370) SCOTIAPTEX CINEREA. ((iMKi.) Great Gray Owl. 



Arctic species, which occurs in winter as far soiitii as New p]ngland and 

 Illinois ; numerous records for Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, etc. 



Genl-s NYCTALA. Breiim. 



305 (371) NYCTALA TENGMALMI RICHARDSONI. (Boxai.) Richardson's Owl. 



Arctic species ; casual in winter in northern United States ; New Eng- 

 land, Illinois, etc. ; breeds north of United States. 



306 (372) NYCTALA ACADICA. (Gmel.) Saw=whet OwL Acadian OwL 



North America ; breeds from middle United States northward. 



307 (373) MEGASCOPS ASIO. (Lixx.) Screech OwL 



Eastern North America ; Canada to (Georgia ; breeds nearly throughout 

 its range. 



308 (373a) Mega>icop>i asio Jloridanus. (Kiixjw.) Florida Screech Owl. 



A rather small southern race of the Screech Owl, somewhat darker and 

 the markings heavier; occurs in Gulf States from South Carolina 

 to Louisiana. 



Gexls bubo. Dumekii.. 



309 (:57r)) BUBO VIRQINIANUS. (Gmel) Great Horned OwL 



Eastern North America ; north to Labrador ; breeds througlunit its range. 



310 (37."»r/) Bubo virfjinianHS arcticus. Swains. Arctic Horned Owl. 



Pale liirds have occasionally been taken in northeastern XdiIIi America 

 which may be referable to this race. 



311 (37r)c) Bnho rirgiidanus salunifus. Kiixav. Dusky Horned Owl, 



A dark race ; ranging from Labrador and Hudson Hay westward to 

 Alaska ; south to Louisiana and Arizona ; some Louisiana speci- 

 mens are very dark. 



Genus NYCTEA. Stei-h. 



312 (37t,) NYCTEA NYCTEA. (Lixx.) Snowy Owl. 



Norlliern Nortii America; in winter, soutii to ^Mitldie States; breeds 

 north of United States. 



Gexis SYRNIA. DiMi-Kii.. 



313 (377r/) SURNIA ULULA CAPAROCH. (Mii.i..) American Hawk OwL 



Antic North AineiicM ; south in wiiiter to bordi'rs of I'nited States ; 

 New EnglaiKJ and Illinois; lireeds from New England northward. 



Gems SPHOTYTO. (Jeocjek. 



314 ('.7.S) SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA HVPO(i/EA. (Hoxai.) Burrowing Owl. 



Western species ; one iec<ird from Massachusetts. 



315 (37<Sf/) Spri)t>fln riniicnliirin JJoriddnii. IIiix.w. Florida Hnnowinir ( )wl. 



Resident in southern Floriila ; a rather dark form, having tiie fei't and legs 

 (tarsus) almost without feathers ; breeds in a hole in the ground. 



