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brown. Immature plumage : cinnamon brown above and on breast, some- 

 what slightly white spotted ; ochraceous buff on belly. Wing 6.50 to 7.50. 



Geog. Dist. — Arctic America, breeding from Gulf of St. Lawrence and 

 Manitoba northward ; in winter south to northern tier of states. 



County Records. — Androscoggin ; fairly common winter visitant, (John- 

 son). Cumberland ; rare, (Mead) ; one in winter of 1901, (Lord). Franklin ; 

 rare winter resident, (Swain). Hancock; rare, (Dorr). Kennebec; very 

 rare, (Dill). Knox; rare in winter, (Rackliff). Lincoln; taken at Waldo- 

 borough, (Smith, F. & S. 20, p. 285). Oxford; rare, (Nash). Penobscot; 

 a quite rare and irregular winter visitor, occasionally sporadic in some con- 

 siderable numbers, (Knight). Piscataquis; rare winter visitor, (Homer)- 

 Sagadahoc ; taken at Bath, (C. H. Greenleaf to E. Smith). Washington, not 

 uncommon in winter, (Boardman). 



This species occurs generally throughout the State in winter, 

 an occasional specimen being likely to be seen almost any- 

 where between November first and March twenty-fifth, but 

 some years they do not appear here. They are very dull and 

 stupid in the daytime and can often be caught in the hand, if 

 perched low enough, before they take alarm. The call note 

 during the breeding season is described as a musical soft 

 whistle. 



In the Arctic regions they are said to build a nest in trees 

 or nest in cavities, laying three or four eggs during the month 

 of May. The eggs are pure white and are said to measure 

 about 1.35 X 1.14 (Davie). The birds are said to feed on 

 mice and probably take insects as well. 



372. Cryptoglaux acadica (Gmel.). Acadian Owl; Saw- 

 whet Owl. 



Plumage of adults : above dark cinnamon, finely streaked on head, spotted 

 on back and interruptedly barred on tail with white ; below whitish, streaked 

 with cinnamon brown ; the feet and legs covered with huffy or whitish 

 feathers. Immature plumage : above and on breast cinnamon brown, none 

 or but little white ; belly rusty buff. Wing 5.00 to 6.00. 



Geog. Dist. — North America ; breeding from Middle States northward, and 

 in the Rocky Mountains south into Mexico. 



County Records. — Androscoggin; rare resident, (Johnson). Aroostook; 

 common at Fort Fairfield and Houlton, (Batchelder, B. N. O. C. 7, 150). 

 Cumberland; common, (Mead). Franklin; common resident, (Richards). 



