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the Ottawa district. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Along the 
southern boundary of Ontario the barred owl is by no means 
vrare, but farther north I have not heard of it being observed. 
(Mcllwraith.) A common resident in Parry Sound and Muskoka 
districts. Common around Toronto, also at Cache Lake, Algon- 
quin Park. (/. H. Mleming.) The most northern point I have 
met this bird is Whitney on the Parry Sound Railway, northern 
Ontario. (/. Hughes-Samuel.) A rare resident in the London 
district. (W. &. Saunders.) Rare and probably migratory. A sum- 
mer resident though rare ; more common east of Winnipeg, Man. 
(Thompson-Seton.) This species was described from a specimen 
sent from Hudson Bay by Mr. Graham. I have never observed 
the bird in my travels in America. (Aechardson.) 
BREEDING Notes.—A few of these birds are met with every 
year along the St. Lawrence but it is not common. The nest 
has been found ina hole in a tree near Kingston, Ont., and a 
few years ago I saw five young birds that were shot about a mile 
outside of the town of Brockville, Ont., in July. (Rev. C. J. 
Young.) Rare; no authentic record of its breeding near London, 
Ont., though doubtless it does so. (W. £. Saunders.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Three ; one purchased with the Holman collection in 1885 ; 
one taken at Ottawa, Ont., by G. R. White ; another fine speci- 
men taken at Ottawa was presented to the museum by Mr. George 
D. Larose. 
One set of three eggs taken near Chatham, Ont., by W. Raine, 
April 4th, 1897. Nest ina hole in atree about 35 feet from the 
ground. 
369a. Spotted Owl. 
Syrnium occidentale caurinum MERRIMAN. 1808. 
I saw a specimen of this owl which was taken a few miles down 
the Fraser from Chilliwack, B.C.; apparently confined to the 
Lower Fraser valley, where it isa rare and local resident. (Bvooks.) 
CXXXIV. SCOTIAPTEX Swainson. 1837. 
370. Great Grey Owl. 
Scotiaptex cinerea (GMEL.) SWAINS. 1837. 
Specimen No. (32,306) in the Smithsonian Institution collec- 
tion was obtained by James McKenzie at Moose Factory, James 
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