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10. Prairie Falcon. Faico mexicanus. On ^May 3, 1907, 

 Mr. Anderson mounted one which had been taken about forty 

 miles southwest from Rapid City. Four days later he received 

 another specimen from the same locality. 



11. Bam Owl. Aluco pratincola. The following South 

 Dakota specimens were mounted by Mr. Anderson. 



May 8, 1915, one from Centerville. 



June 2, 1916, one from Ethan. 



12. Great Horned Owl. Bubo virginimms virginianus. The 

 followinsr were mounted by Mr. Anderson. 



November 17, 1917, one from Centerville (male, No. 2240) 

 January 25, 1918, one from Bridgewater (female, No. 2298) 



13. Western Horned OKvl. Biiho' virginiamis occidentalis 

 Stone. This lighter owl is regarded as simply a subspecies, and 

 has been variously designated by the terms siiharcticus, palle- 

 scens, etc. The best the present writer can do is to accept Ridg- 

 way's diagnosis and nomenclature. Mr. Anderson mounted 

 one on October 23, 1907, from Zeeland, North Dakota. (Re^ 

 corded here because of proximity to region discussed). 



14. Snowy Owl. Nyctea ntjctea. The following specimens 

 were mounted by Mr. Anderson. All the specimens were sent 

 in from South Dakota towns, except the five from Zeeland, which 

 is just over the line in North Dakota. 



January 26, 1902, one from Mt. Vernon. 



February 10, 1904, one from Parkston. 



January 13, 1906, one from Menno. 



February 13, 1906, one from Zeeland. 



February 15, 1906, one from Zeeland. 



February 26, 1906, one from Zeeland. 



December 25, 1909, one from Ethan. 



January 4, 1910, two from Milltown. 



January 13, 1910, one from Milltown. 



January 13, 1910, one from Wessington Springs. 



November 13, 1910, one from Scotland. 



January 21, 1911, one from Zeeland. 



January 21, 1911, one from Aberdeen. 



November 21, 1914, one from Zeeland. 



December 11, 1914, one from Centerville. 



February 1, 1915, one from Centerville. 



November 25, 1917, one from Meckling (not mounted). 



December 4, 1917, one from Ethan (male, No. 2252). 



December 5, 1917, one from Altamont (female, No. 2256). 



December 26, 1917, one from Beresford (male, No. 2271). 



January 3, 1918, one from Burbank (female, No. 2279). 



March 5, 1918, one from Bridgewater (male, No. 3063). 



