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282 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
One specimen taken by Mr. James McEvoy at Lillodet, west of 
Spence’s Bridge, B.C. 
CXXXVIII. NYCTEA STEPHENS. 18206. 
376. Snowy Owl. 
Nyctea nyctea (Linn.) Licut. 1854. 
Very common in Greenland in summer ; more numerous in the 
northern Inspectorate than in the southern. Found also on the 
eastern coast and extends westward to Liddon Island and Mel- 
ville Island, Lat. 75°: | (Amt.oMan.)) A ware’ winten wisitor 
at Ivigtut, Greenland. (Hagerup.) Common throughout the 
country. Breeds at Fort Chimo, Ungava. (Packard.) Tolerably 
common and probably resides all the year in Newfoundland. 
(Reeks.) Some years plentiful and others scarce in Nova Scotia, 
seen only in winter. (Dowzs.) A common and often an abun- 
dant winter resident ; seen on Sable Island, N.S., in August, 1854. 
(Gilpin.) A winter visitor at St. John, N.B.; reported as occa- 
sionally spending the summer. (Chamberlain.) Winter visitor ; 
rare at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. (W. A. Moore.) Taken at 
Beauport; a winter visitant at Quebec. (Déonne.) Winter 
visitor at Montreal; some years it is scarce and others more 
plentiful. In the winter of 1891-92 I saw exposed for sale at one 
time in Bonsecours market five females and two males. (W7néle.) 
A winter visitor in the Ottawa district. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. 
V.) An irregular winter visitor in Ontario, sometimes appearing 
in considerable numbers and again being entirely absent. (M/c//- 
wraith.) This owl is found in both the Parry Sound and Muskoka 
districts in winter, but is not common, except in years of unusual 
migrations. A regular migrant at Toronto, very large numbers 
have appeared about the city at irregular intervals ; 1889 was the 
last. (J. H. Heming.) The snowy owl is commonly met with 
in the fall and winter in eastern Ontario and has been shot at 
Long Point, Wolfe Island, near Kingston. (Rev. /. C. Young.) 
A tolerably common winter resident in Manitoba. It arrives 
early in autumn and leaves in April. (Zhompson-Seton.) Abun- 
dant from Norway House to Hudson Bay in winter. (Dr. R. Bell.) 
One seen April Ist and the last on April 20th at Indian Head, 
Assa., in 1892. (Spreadborough.) This highly beautiful and 
