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No. 2298. January 25, 1918, a female from Bridgewater, 

 South Dakota. 



No. 3067. ]\larc'h 13, 1918, a female from LeMars, Iowa. 

 No. 3092. :\Iarch 23, 1918, a female from Ethan, South Da- 

 kota. 



22. Western Horned Owl. Bubo virginianus occicUntalis 

 Stone. The nomenclature of the suljspecies of Buho seems to be 

 in a state of utmost confusion. The designation here used is 

 taken from RidgAvay's Birds of North and Middle America 

 (Part VI, pp. 736-756) rather than from the A. 0. U. Check 

 List. The general color of most of the following specimens was 

 gray ; the plumage contained considerable white, and very little 

 black. The feet were white, though in one or two cases there 

 were some dark spots present. There was much variation in 

 these light specimens, but all were very easily distinguishable 

 from virginianus. 



The following specimens were mounted by Mr. Anderson. 



No. 2232. November 10, 1917, a male from Kelly, Iowa. 



No. 2238. November 16, 1917, a female from Page, Nebraska. 



No. 2242. November 19, 1917, a female from Alta, Iowa. 



No. 2253. December 4, 1917, a male taken seven miles east 

 of Leeds, Iowa. 



No. 2254. December 5, 1917, a male taken near ]\Iomingside, 

 Sioux City. 



A number of field records also were obtained. On December 

 16 ~Sh\ Clifford Jones saw one near Sargeant Bluff. On several 

 dates (December 23, December 30, January 20. Februarv^ 17) 

 one of this species, which may have been the same individual, 

 was seen in certain ravines on the w^ay to Stone Park (Allen, 

 Ludcke, Stephens). Mr. Allen also saw one in the woods near 

 McCook Lake, South Dakota, on March 3, 1918. It was a very 

 noticeable fact that the owls of this race were much more easily 

 approached than our native race of virginianus. Mr. Jones ap- 

 proached within twenty feet of his specimen ; and the one noted 

 on December 23, by ]\Ir. Allen and myself allowed us to get 

 within twenty-five feet before he flew. Of course, after he once 

 flushed it was not possible to get near him again. 



23. Snoivy Owl. Nyctea nyctea. Perhaps the most interest- 

 ing ornithological note of the season in this locality has been the 

 flight of Snowy Owls. On November 25, 1917, a specimen taken 



