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201 (372) Cryptoglaux acadica acadica (Gmelin) Richmond, 



Saw-whet Owl. 



Syn. — Strix fro7italis\ Nydale albifrons; Nydala acadica. 



Status — Perhaps a fairly common winter visitant to the northern half of the vState; there 

 are eleven records, the southernmost in the Sierras being from the San Jacinto moun- 

 tains, and in the coast belt, from Monterey. 



202 (373 c) Megascops asio bendirei (Brewster) Stejneger. 



California Screech Owl. 



Syn. — Scops asio; Megascops asio; Ephialtes asio; Ephialtcs choliba; Scops trichopsis; 



Scops asio var. tnccalli; Scops asio bendirei. 

 Status — Abundant resident in wooded regions almost throughout the State. 



203 (374) Megascops flammeolus flammeolus (Kaup) Stejneger. 



Flammulated Screech Owl. 



Syn. — Scops flammeolus . 



Status — Recorded twice; a specimen secured ai Fort Crook by J. Feilner and one at Big 

 Trees by 1,. fielding, 



204 (374 a) Megascops flammeolus idahoensis Merriatn. 



Dwarf Screech Owl. 



Syn. — Megascops flammeolus, part. 



Status — Known only from three specimens recorded from the vSan Bernardino Moun- 

 tains, one of which was obtained by M. F. Oilman on San Gorgonio Peak, May 26, 1S93. 



205 (375 c) Bubo virginianus saturatus Ridgway. 



Dusky Horned Owl. 



SYyi.—Buio virgiauiis subarcticus., part. 



Status — Common resident of the humid coast belt south to Monterey; casual in the 

 Sierra Nevada (El Dorado County). 



206 (375 d) Bubo virginianus pacificus Cassin. 



Pacific Horned Owl. 



Syn, — Bubo virginianus siibarclicus, part; Bubo virginianus; Bubo virginianus var. 



arclicus; Bubo inagellanicus; Bubo virginianus atlanticus. 

 Status — Common resident of wooded regions west and south of the humid coast belt 



almost throughout the State. 



307 (376) Nyctea nyctea (Linnaeus) Lichtenstein, 



Snowy Owl. 



.Status — Rare midwinter visitant; recorded by C. S, Thompson from Sajita Cruz, and by 

 J). A. Coheja from Sonoma and ^Jaroeda Countje.'i. 



