160 BIRDS OF NOVA SCOTIA—DOWNS. 
Common in fall. Breeds here. Feeds on grasshoppers in the 
autumn. 
Subfamily PANDIONINA. Ospreys. 
Genus PANDION Savigny. 
129. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (@me/.) (3864). AMERICAN 
Osprey; ‘“ Fish Hawk.” 
This noble fisherman is a common summer resident, breeding 
in the vicinity of the coast. He has great powers of flight, the 
wings extending some distance beyond the tail. The breast- 
bone (sternum) is very deep in proportion to the size of the bird. 
Suborder STRIGES. Owls. 
Famity BUBONIDA. HorNeED OWLS, ETC. 
Genus Asio Brisson. 
180. Asio wilsonianus (/ess.) (366). American Lona-EARED 
Owl. 
Not common. Occurs in the fall. 
131. Asio accipitrinus (Pall.) (867). SHort-EARED OwL. 
Not common. Fall. 
Genus SYRNIUM Savigny. 
182. Syrnium nebulosum (/vrst.) (358). Barrep Owr. 
Common resident. 
Genus NyctTaLa Brehm. 
133. Nyctala tengmalmi richardsoni (2»«p.) (371). Ricu- 
ARDSON’S OwL; “ TENGMALMI’S Owl.” 
Becoming very rare. Winter. Breeds in Newfoundland. 
134. Nyctala acadica (Gmel.) (372). Saw-wner Ow1; “Aca- 
pian Owt.” 
Becoming rare. Resident. 
Genus Buso Cuvier. 
135. Bubo virginianus (Gmel.) (375). Great Hornep Owt. 
Cominon resident. I once had a pair of these birds in con- 
finement. The female was very fierce, and eventually killed and 
ate her mate. “The Lord Chancellor” she was called, on account 
of her dignified deportinent. Mr. McKay, of the Illustrated 
