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Low saw the birds on the upper Hamilton and Romaine Rivers. 
Bigelow reported it “rather common at Port Manvers and Nachvak 
in September.” Weiz says it breeds at Okkak and Packard states 
that it is ‘common and breeds at Fort Chimo. Plentiful on east shore 
of Hudson Bay. Not known to winter.” Mr. Schmitt of Nain told 
us that he had found this species breeding near that mission, and we 
obtained a specimen from the Eskimos at Hopedale. 
Syrnium varium (Barton). 
BaRRED OWL. 
Very rare summer visitor in the south. 
The only record is that of Audubon (’39, p. 386): “A few were seen 
by myself and my party in Labrador.” 
[Scotiaptex nebulosa (Forst.). Grear Gray Owx.— A specimen of this 
species was taken by James McKenzie at Moose Factory close to, but just 
outside of the western boundary of the Labrador peninsula. Its occurrence 
in Labrador is doubtful, notwithstanding Weiz’s assertion that it breeds in 
Okkak, and Audubon’s poetic mention of this bird in his journal written 
evidently during a state of depression brought on by the hard work and arctic 
environment. He does not mention the occurrence of this owl in Labrador 
in his ornithological writings. In his journal, however, under date of July 
10, 1833, written near Cape Whittle, he describes ‘‘one of these dismal gales 
which blow ever and anon over this desolate country ....the Great Gray 
Owl is perched on the southern declivity of some stupendous rock, and the 
gale continues as if it would never stop.” 
In Cartwright’s ‘‘ Journal’? under date of October 29, 1773, the following 
record occurs: ‘‘ Walked upon Lyon Neck, and there broke both the legs of 
a large grey ow].”” This he did with his rifle. Lyon Neck isa rocky neck 
devoid of trees, at the northern entrance to The Lodge. It is not a place 
where one would expect to find a Great Horned Owl, hence it is possible 
that Cartwright refers to the Great Grey Owl.] 
Cryptoglaux tengmalmi richardsoni (Bonap.). 
RICHARDSON’S OWL. 
Rare permanent resident. 
The only record we have for this ow] is a specimen in the Bangs 
collection taken by Doane at Lance au Loup on March 1, 1899. It 
will probably be found breeding. 
