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Genus SYRNIUM Savignt. 



B. 54. R. 397. C. 476. G. 184. U. 368. 



140. Syrnium nebulosum (Fobst.). Barred Owl. Resident; common. Begin 

 laying early in March. Nest usually in natural cavities of trees, but have been 

 known to breed in old hawks' nests, upon the branches; a few feathers and 

 leaves constitute the lining. Eggs, three or four; 2.05x1.65; white; in form 

 snbspherical. 



Genus NYCTALA Bkehm. 



B. 56, 57. R. 401. C. 483. G. 185. U. 372. 



141. Nyctala acadica (Gmel.). Saw-whet Owl. Winter sojourner; rare. 



Genus MEGASCOPS Kaup. 



B. 49. R. 402. C. 465. G. 186. U. 373. 



142. Megascops asio ( Linn.). Screech Owl. Resident; abundant. Begin lay- 

 ing early in March. Nest in holes of trees, and occasionally nooks of buildings, 

 lined sparingly with grasses, leaves and feathers. Eggs, four to six; 1.40x1.24; 

 pure white; in form subspherical. 



Genus BUBO Cuviek. 



B. 48. R. 405. C. 462. G. 187. U. 375. 



143. Bubo virginianus (Gmel.). Great Horned Owl. Resident; common. Be- 

 gin laying the last of February. Nest in natural cavities of trees, deserted 

 nests of hawks, and on the plains or treeless portions of the State in fissures 

 of rocks, scantily lined with leaves and grasses. Eggs, three or four; 2.25x1.90; 

 white; in form subspherical. 



B. ~. R. 405a. C. 463. G. — . U. '615a. 



144. Bubo virg-inianus subarcticus (Hot). Western Horned Owl. October 

 29th, 1885, 1 shot a male, in the timber skirting the south fork of Beaver creek, 

 in Rawlins county. 



Genus NYCTEA Stephens. 



B. 61. R. 406. C. 479. G. 188. U. 376. 



145. Nyctea nyctea ( Linn.). Snowy Owl. Winter visitant; not uncommon. 



Genus SPEOTYTO Glogek. 



B. 58. 59. R. 408. C. 487. G. 189. U. 378. 



146. Speotsrto cunicularia hypogaea (Bonap.). Burrowing Owl. Resident; 

 abundant in middle and western Kansas. Begin laying about the middle of 

 April. Nest in holes in the ground, usually in deserted prairie-dog holes; the 

 end of the burrow is enlarged and lined with grasses, bits of manure, or most 

 any loose soft material at hand. Eggs, four to seven; 1.22x1.04; pure white; 

 in form subspherical. 



