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372. Saw-whet Owl, Acadian Owl — Nyctala aca- 



dica (Gmel.). Scarce fall and winter visitant, Nov.-Mar. ; 

 perhaps rarely resident. Orchards and woods. Several 

 examples, among them one on Oct., 5, 1889, Sherborn, — 

 E. J. Smith; Natick, four, chiefly in late fall, — Roberts. 

 BL ii 98, M 348. 



373. Screech Owl — Megascops asio (JAnn^). Com- 

 mon resident, in woodlands and especially in old orchards 

 with hollow trees. Feeds chiefly on mice, etc. Nest in 

 hollow tree, 4-30 ft. ; Apr. BL ii 89, M 349. 



375. Great Horned Owl — Bubo virgima?ius (Gmel). 

 Not very uncommon resident in dense woods of heavy 

 timber. Nest in trees, usually in old hawk's or crow's 

 nest ; Mar. Dr. Faxon reports a very light-colored speci- 

 men, probably belonging to one of the pale western races, 

 in Mus. Comp. Zool. collection, taken at Waltham, Nov. 

 30, 1867, by C. J. Maynard. BL ii 87, M 353. 



376. Snowy Owl — Nydea nydea (Linn.). Rare 

 and irregular migrant. Mar., Oct.-Nov. ; less uncommon 

 coastwise. Needham, years ago, in collection of Thomas 

 Smith, Wellesley ; on Brush Hill, Sherborn, about Nov. 

 30, 1896, by J. H. Goodell of Framingham. BL ii 94, 

 M 355- 



377a. American Hawk Owl — Sumia ulula capa- 

 7'och (Miill.). Accidental winter visitant from North. 

 Framingham, about 1885, — Browne (Auk ii 220); Natick, 

 about 1862 or 1863, — Babcock (ibid., also Am. Nat. iii 

 569). BL ii 96, M 357. 



387. Yellow-billed Cuckoo — Coccyzus amerkanus 

 (Linn.). Less common than Black-billed, but not scarce ; 

 summer resident. May 12-Aug. Groves and orchards. 

 Nest in low trees or shrubbery, 4-15 ft. BL ii 67, M 319, 

 W 151. 



388. Black-billed Cuckoo — Coccyzus erythrophthal- 



