68 Birps OF MASSACHUSETTS 
local summer resident on Martha’s Vineyard, Muskeget Island 
prior to 1896, and Longmeadow, near Springfield. 
March 27 to November 20; Winter (four records, December 
31, January 1, February 12 and 23). 
Amherst: ‘‘ Very rare.” Berkshire: ‘‘ Two records.’ Bristol County : 
“ Rare transient visitant.””. Cambridge: Uncommon transient visitant. 
Cohasset : ‘‘Not uncommon in October and November.” Dedham: ‘One 
instance.” Essex County: ‘ Winter. Not abundant.” Ipswich: ‘‘ Rather 
common winter visitant.”” Martha’s Vineyard: Breeds. Springfield: 
“ Common spring and autumn visitant. During open winter a number 
SENS Oo bc occasionally breeds. Wellesley: “ Rare migrant.” 
182. Bubo virginianus (Gmel.). Great HorNED OWL. 
An uncommon permanent resident along the coast, and not 
uncommon in heavily wooded localities inland. 
Amherst: “ Common resident.’”’ Berkshire: “Rare permanent resi- 
dent.” Bristol County: ‘Uncommon permanent resident.” Brookline: 
‘“* Formerly a rare summer resident, now uncommonly met with in win- 
ter.” Cambridge: “ Occasional at all seasons.’ Cohasset: “ Occasion- 
ally seen, usually in winter.’’ Dedham: “ Not rare.”’ Breeds. Essex 
County: ‘Resident. Not abundant.” Springfield: ‘*Common resi- 
dent.” Templeton : “Common resident.’ Wellesley: ‘* Not very un- 
common resident.” 
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183. Bubo virginianus subarcticus (Hoy). WEsTERN 
HoRNED OwL. 
Accidental from the west. There is but one record: Waltham, 
a typical female specimen was taken by Mr. C. J. Maynard, and 
is now in the mounted collection of the Museum of Compara- 
tive Zoblogy' (No. 8336). 
184. Nyctea nyctea (Linn.). Snowy Ow. 
An irregular, but sometimes not uncommon visitant, particularly 
along the coast. An unusual flight occurred in the winter of 
1876-77.* : 
(October 12) October 28 to April 15 (May 20). 
' Morse; Birds of Wellesley, 1897, p. 2 
* Deane; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. I 
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I, No. 1, Jan.. 1877, pp. 9-II. 
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