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15. Golden Eagle. Aquila chrysaetos. Only two specimens 

 were mounted this season by Mr. Anderson, viz., 



No. 3019. February 12, 1918. A male, from Akron, Iowa. 

 No. 3054. March 4, 1918. A male from' Alexandria, South 

 Dakota. 



16. Duck Hawk. Falco peregrinus anatum. A beautiful 

 specimen of this species was received by ^Ir. Anderson from 

 Page, Nebraska, on November 14, 1917. It had been shot while 

 in the act of killing a Prairie Chicken. The latter, which had 

 been killed by the hawk, was mounted with the hawk. This is a 

 very unusual record for this locality, it being the first specimen 

 which has ever come to Mr. Anderson. 



17. Bam Owl. AJuco pratincola. Two specimens were re- 

 ceived by Mr. Anderson, as follows : 



No. 3095. March 27, 1918. A male from Waterbury, Ne- 

 braska. 



No. 3118. April 3, 1918. A female from Smithland, Iowa. 



18. Long-eared Owl. Asio wihonianns. One was received 

 by Mr. Anderson from Wynot, Nebraska, on January 11, 1918. 



19. Short-eared Owl. Asio flmnmeus. 'Mv. G. 0. Ludcke 

 found one freshly killed near Luton, Iowa, on September 28, 

 1917. Mr. Anderson mounted two specimens as follows : 



December 23, 1917. A male killed in Sioux City, Iowa. 

 January 1, 1918. A male killed at Cherokee, Iowa. 



20. Screech Owl. Otus asio. It was noted in about the 

 usual numbers throughout the winter. 



21. Great Horned Owl. Bubo virginianus. The following 

 specimens were received and mounted by Mr. Anderson during 

 the past season. 



No. 2233. November 11, 1917, a female from Schaller, Iowa. 



No. 2239. November 17, 1917, a male from Bacon's Hollow, 

 Sioux City. 



No. 2240. November 17, 1917, a male from CenterviUe, South 

 Dakota. 



No. 2260. December 15, 1917, a female taken on Correction- 

 ville Road, four miles from Sioux City. 



No. 2266. December 23, 1917, a female from Whiting, Iowa. 



