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115. Cryptoglaux funerea richardsoni. RicHarpson’s Ow1.— 
One record only, a male taken by myself January 13, 1903. 
116. Cryptoglaux acadica scotzea. NorTHWESTERN SAW-WHET 
Owu.— Resident, rather scarce. I list this as scotea with some misgivings, 
as some of the specimens taken seemed to me to be quite light enough for 
the eastern bird. I have never heard the ‘‘ saw-whetting ”’ cry in the west 
from this owl, or any other note than a monotonous single whistle or hoot, 
kept up in constant repetition, now fast, now slow, for sometimes a quarter 
of an hour at a stretch. This is easily imitated by whistling the syllable 
‘too’ with the tip of one’s tongue against the roof of the mouth. I have 
called the bird up in this way often — once one even settled on my head in 
the dusk. 
117. Otus asio kennicotti. Kennicorr’s Screech Owu.— Toler- 
ably common resident. 
118. Bubo virginianus pallescens? WersterN Hornep Ow1i.— 
119. Bubo virginianus saturatus. Dusky Hornep Owx.— The 
Bubos of this valley present a great variety, from pale white footed birds 
almost pale enough for the Arctic subspecies, through rufous colored birds 
that looked like typical eastern birds when laid side by side, to the darkest 
saturatus. I have one of the light-colored birds still and it is lighter than 
any I have since taken in eastern B. C. Saturatus is the only breeding 
form. 
120. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owu.— Scarce though fairly regular 
visitant to the valley. Common in November and December, 1896. 
These are the only months I have seen it in here. 
121. Surnia ulula caparoch. Hawk Owu.— Rare in the valley, 
earliest fall record October 16. I have reason to believe that it breeds 
in the mountains in the Hudsonian Zone. 
122. Speotyto cunicularia hypogea. Burrowina Ow.u.— Scarce 
straggler to Sumas prairie, two fall records and one in spring. 
123. Glaucidium gnoma californicum. Ca Lirornia Pigmy OwL.— 
Common resident breeding in the valley, as well as in the high mountains. 
This may be the subspecies recently described by Grinnell from Vancouver 
Island (swarthi). The rolling whistle of this owl is the greatest of all 
aids to the collector in the west. An imitation of this, or the single call 
note, brings every small bird right up to you, even from the tops of the 
gigantic firs. It also brings up any Pigmy Owl that may be in the vicinity, 
and I once had one of these come down and carry off an Olive-sided Fly- 
eatcher that I had brought down from the treetops and shot. 
124. Coccyzus americanus occidentalis. CanirorniA Cuckoo.— 
Tolerably common summer resident of late years. Formerly rare. 
125. Ceryle alcyon caurina. NorTHWESTERN KINGFISHER.— Com- 
mon resident. 
126. Dryobates villosus leucomelas. NortrHerRN Hairy Woop- 
PECKER.— I shot two stragglers of this woodpecker, one on March 7, 
1895, but I cannot find the record of the other, One was quite typical 
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