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alighted on a hill covered by bunchgrass. Near Prescott they have been 

 seen a few times in the bunchgrass hills. Specimens were taken by Bendire 

 at Walla Walla (Brewster, 1882, 229). S. H. Lyman has noted the species 

 in both Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. 



Scotiaptex nebulosa nebulosa. Great Gray Owl. — A specimen 

 taken in Columbia County 15 or 20 miles east of Dayton was brought 

 to S. H. Lyman early in December, 1914. 



Cryptcglaux acadica acadica. Saw-whet Owl. — One was taken 

 Nov. 19, 1915, in timber two miles east of Prescott. S. H. Lyman has 

 heard their call notes a number of times in the Blue Mountains. Early 

 in December, 1914, he took a specimen at an old barn on the outskirts of 

 Dayton. 



Otus asio macfarlanei. Macfarlane's Screech Owl. — Noted at 

 Wallula (Dawson and Bolles, 1909, 475). Breeding at Walla Walla 

 (Bendire, 1892, 372). They occur commonly throughout the year in the 

 timber along the Touchet River at Prescott. In late July, 1914, a family 

 party, of which the young were nearly grown, inhabited the lowland fir 

 forest near Hompeg Falls. 



Bubo virginianus lagophonus. Northwestern Horned Owl. — 

 Type (Oberholser, 1904, 185-187) from Walla Walla, taken on Nov. 13, 

 1881. Oberholser states (p. 186) that in this form, so far as shown by the 

 material at hand, there is no indication of a pale phase. Of 18 specimens 

 taken by Bendire (1892, 388) at Walla Walla 12 were dark in color and 

 were referred to B. v. saturatus, 3 were intermediate, and 3 being light 

 in color were referred to B. v. subarcticus (Hoy). B. v. saturatus as given 

 by Bendire (1892, 383) is evidently a synonym of lagophomis (Ridgway, 

 1914, 748). It seems that as lagophonus does not have a pale phase, two 

 forms of horned owl must occur at Walla Walla. 



Bendire (p. 388) reports saturatus (lagophomis) common near Walla 

 Walla in winter, but states that they were not seen after the approach of 

 spring. In some winters horned owls are numerous in the timber along 

 the Touchet River near Prescott. 



Bubo virginianus occidentalis. Western Horned Owl. — The 

 horned owl breeding at Walla Walla is given by Bendire (1892, 388) as 

 B. v. subarcticus. This name is given by Ridgway (1914, 744) as a synonym 

 in part of occidentalis, and this must be the subspecies breeding in Walla 

 Walla County. 



Near Prescott horned owls are rarely seen in summer. Throughout 

 the year they keep to the heavy brush and timber along the rivers. 



Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. — Bendire (1892, 390) took two Snowy 

 Owls at Walla Walla in winter. S. H. Lyman reports that he has seen the 

 species near Dayton in very cold weather. 



Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. — In June, 1914, 

 a pair had a nest in sagebrush beside an irrigating ditch near Wallula. 

 Reported from Walla Walla (Bendire, 1892, 400). Near Prescott they are 

 numerous in summer in the bunchgrass areas. 



