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captured by the owls ; they are generahy caught when sitting on 

 pieces of ice or along the rocks, as is their habit. The flight 

 of the Snowy Owl, like that of all the members of this family, is 

 perfectly noiseless, and its color helps it to approach its prey 

 unawares." 



Ontario. 



Dr. C. K. Clarke of Kingston, Ont., writes me under date of 

 February 18: "The migration of Snowy Owls has extended, as 

 far as I can learn, all over Ontario. In Kingston, sixteen have 

 been killed, to my knowledge." 



Dr. G. C. Tremains Ward of Napanee, Ont., twenty-six miles 

 west of Kingston, writes me under date of February 18, 1902, 

 that Snowy Owls this year are probably as abundant as in any 

 previous year, though he had only observed three himself. He 

 referred to one specimen which seemed to be ' located,' as he had 

 seen it several times, and always in the same clump of cedars. 



The Rev. J. C. Young of Sharbot Lake, Ont., situated some 

 sixty miles north of Lake Ontario, in writing under date of Febru- 

 ary 26, 1902, states that there has been quite a migration of 

 Snowy Owls throughout eastern Ontario. Four specimens had 

 been taken in his immediate vicinity during January and Febru- 

 ary, and a large number had been seen and shot in the County of 

 Renfrew, about fifty miles further north. He further states that 

 this species is usually quite rare in his locality, some years none 

 being seen, but that this season the migration was the largest 

 known in that section. 



Mr. George R. White of Ottawa, Ont., writes under date of 

 March 4, 1902 : "During the months of January and February of 

 this year there has been a large number of Snowy Owls brought 

 into this city, both alive and dead. I observed five alive in one 

 window. Our local taxidermist has had over eighty specimens 

 sent in to be mounted, and he refused to purchase a number that 

 were offered to him." 



Mr. James H. Fleming of Toronto, Ont., sends the following 

 interesting information, under date of March 3, 1902 : "The flight 

 of Snowy Owls seems to have been first noticed in southern 



