58 The Ornithology of Chester County 
mounted a specimen said to have been shot from a 
nest in a pine, in a yard about a mile from West 
Grove. However, the less than a dozen records of 
capture, mostly by Warren and Fisher; are between 
Oct. 28 (1889) and Jan. 20 (1883). 
92. Scotiaptex cinerea Great Gray Owl. Strag- 
gler. Dr. Warren records a specimen taken in mid- 
winter, some time prior to 1870, by H. B. Graves, 
(Bds!Pa.) 1800,;/152): 
93. Cryptoglaux acadia acadia Saw-whet Owl, 
“Vittle owl.”’ Rare winter visitant, Aug. 30 (1879) 
to Dec. 11 (1913). Dr. Warren offers the follow- 
ing records of its capture: Aug. 30, 1879; Nov. 
10, 1883 (2); Sept. 20, 1884; two records of it 
being found dead, a male at Berwyn, Nov. 22, 1912 
(No. 999, coll. F. L. B.) ; and Westtown, Dec. 11, 
1913, now in Westtown Boarding School museum 
(Thomas, Cass. xvi, 54) ; also another date for the 
latter place, Dec. 7, 1913 (Carter, Ibid. xvii, 54), 
and a captive by T. H. Jackson at West Chester. 
94. Otus asio asio Screech Owl, “barn owl,” 
“sray owl,” “little bird owl,” “little red owl,” 
“mottled owl,” “red owl,” “screech owl,” “sparrow 
owl.’”’ Common resident, by far the most abundant 
and regularly distributed species of the Striges. Eggs 
usually deposited Apr. I to 15. 
95. Bubo virginianus virginianius Great Horned 
Owl, “boofer,” ‘booby owl,” “cat owl,” “chicken 
owl,” “hooter,” “hoot owl,” “woomer.” Resident, 
rather rare and local in the eastern part of the county 
within the past few years where it was formerly 
common. I have no record of it ever having nested 
