BIRDS OF MAINE. 67 



Couuty Records. — Androsco^o^iu, "fairly common resident" (Joliuson) ; 

 Aroostook, "occurs at Fort Fairfield and Houlton" (Batchelder, Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol 7, p. 50) ; Cumberland, "resident, rare in sum- 

 mer" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p. 20); Franklin, "common 

 resident" (Richards) ; Hancock, "common resident" (Dorr) ; Kennebec, 

 "common" (Powers) ; Knox, "winter" (RacklifF) ; Oxford, "breeds com- 

 monly" (Xash) ; Penobscot, "resident, commonest in fall" (Knight) ; 

 Piscataquis, "abundant, breeds" Homer ; Sagadahoc, "common spring 

 and fall" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "not common resident" (Morrell) ; 

 Washington, "abundant resident" (Boardraan). 



Geuns SCOTIAPTEX Swainsou. 



164. (870). Scotiaptex cinerea (Gmel.). Great Gray Owl. 



An irregular winter visitor from the north. It does not occur 

 some seasons, and again it may be found fairly common at others, 

 but still, even when at its greatest abundauce, it is a comparatively 

 rare bird. 



Couuty Records. — Androscoggin, (Pike) ; Cumberland, "six specimens 

 known additional to those recorded in Smith's List" (record from E. 

 Smith) ; Franklin, "very rare" (Swaiu) ; Hancock, "rare" (Dorr) ; Ken- 

 nebec, "one at Augusta iu December, 1887" (E. Smith) ; Knox, "winter" 

 (Racklift) ; Oxford, "rare visitant" (Xash) ; Penobscot, "Mr. S. L. Crosby 

 informs me that these birds were quite common here one winter in the 

 early "OO's" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "rare winter visitor" (Homer) ; 

 Washington, "rare, winter only" (Boardman) ; York, "one taken at Bid- 

 deford, March 2d, 1890" (E. Smith). 



Genus NYCTALA Brehm. 



165. (371). Nyctala teugmalrai richardsoni {Bonap.). Rich- 

 ardson's Owl. 



A somewhat irregular winter visitor, but still often not uncommon 



locally at this season. 



County Records. — Androscoggin, "fairly common winter visitant" 

 (Johnson) ; Cumberland, "rare" (Mead) ; Franklin, "rare winter resi- 

 dent" (Swain); Hancock, "rare" (Dorr): Kennebec, "very rare" (Dill); 

 Knox, "rare in winter" (Rackliflf) ; Lincoln, "taken at Waldoborough" 

 (Smith, Forest and Stream, Vol. 20, p. 285) ; Oxford, "rare" (Nash) ; 

 Penobscot, "a quite rare and irregular winter visitor" (Knight) ; Piscat- 

 aquis, "rare winter visitor" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "taken at Bath" (C. 

 H Greenleaf to E. Smith) ; Washington, "not uncommon iu winter" 

 (Boai-dmau). 



