EAPTORES — STEIGES STEIGID^E. 



85 



146. (1G.) Asio wilsonianus (Less. ) Cones. Long-eared Owl. 



More abundant than the Cat Owl, less so than the preceding species. 

 It is seldom seen, ho wever, as it passes the daytime in hollow trees, thick 

 clumps of pines, and similar dusky resorts. Eesident. [472] 



14 1 ?. (17. ) Asio accipitrinus (Pall.) Newt. (Brachyotus cassini of the original edition.) 

 Short-eared Owl. 



Eesident ; abun dant. It has been taken in the streets of the city. [473] 



Fig. 67.— Short-eared Owl. 



148. (18.) Strix nebulosa (Forst.) Barred Owl. 



Eesident ; rare, and seldom observed. In the day-time it is to be found 

 chiefly in close cedar thickets, near farm-houses. [^6] 



149. (19.) Nyctea scandiaca (Linn.) Newt. Snowy Owl. 



A rare straggler, only occasionally visiting us in severe winter weather. 

 It does not appear to ordinarily come south of Philadelphia, where it 

 occurs probably every winter. [479] 



