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The specimens Mr. Schmid had were numbers one and four, given 

 above, 



Beasley and Parr, Lebanon, Indiana, have mounted quite a number of 

 these birds recently. From information liindly supplied by them regarding 

 specimens in their hands I have been able, through extended correspond- 

 ence, to collect some interesting facts regarding this dispersion of these 

 owls over Indiana this winter. They have been reported from the follow- 

 ing counties : Allen, Benton, Fountain, Hancock, Johnson, Lake, Marion, 

 Miami, Montgomery, Noble, Shelby, Sullivan, Warren. 



H. A. Dinius of Fort Wayne reports that two Snowy Owls were 

 observed on the Godfrey, Indiana, Reservation, west of that city, December 

 22, 1905. 



One was shot by Clem Woodhams in Bolivar township, Benton County, 

 November 10, 1905. The same gentleman informs me that one was seen 

 north of Otterbein in that county about December 24, 1905. 



One of two owls seen was shot nine miles east of Fowler, in Benton 

 County. November 4, 1905, by a corn busker working for Thomas East- 

 burn. It was wounded and brought alive to Fowler. The second one was 

 taken afterwards. They are reported to be male and female. They were 

 sent by .7. F. Warner of Fowler to be mounted, who reports on January 

 4, 1906, another one observed some days before at Earl Park. 



J. W. Crouch of Fowler has a Snowy Owl that was killed by Nelson 

 Hendricks five miles west of that place about February 12, 1906. 



J. R. Opp has a specimen taken four miles west of Otterbein De- 

 cember 21. 1905. Another was shot near there on December 4, 1905. 



One shot November 29, 1905, two miles southeast of Mellott, in Foun- 

 tain County, by John Whalen, just after dusk, after it had killed two old 

 hens. Mounted for Red Men's Hall at Mellott. 



One shot one mile northwest of Fortville. Hancock County, by Ottis 

 Shepherd. Reported by David Fair of Fortville. 



John Hammer took a Snowy Owl about six miles south of Franklin, 

 Johnson Countj\ It is now owned by S. B. Eccles. 



Gus Habich, Indianapolis, received two of these owls recently. Both 

 were killed about December 1, 1905. One was shot by William Stroble, 

 near Shelby, Lake County ; the other by Frank Hoffman, below Shelby- 

 ville, in Shelby County, Indiana. 



One killed by Isom Kelsey, two and one-half miles southwest of 

 Shelbyville, November 30, 1905, 



