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compared with the little Saw-whet Owl which only weighs some few ounces. 

 Mr. Greer informs me that he mounted two examples of this owl in the 

 winter of 1916-17, and has seen the bird in the summer months, so that 

 I think I am justified in calling it a resident species. 



| 146. Nyctea nyctea (Linnseus). Snowy Owl. — Rare and irregular 

 winter visitant.' In the winter of 1905-06 there was an unusual flight of 

 these owls all over Maine and the adjacent states as recorded by the late 

 Mr. Ora W. Knight in his ' Birds of Maine ' 1908, p. 263, wherein he 

 states that fully two hundred were killed in Maine alone. In this same 

 year they visited Hatley, and several were obtained, one by Mr. A. E. 

 Gage of Hatley, which bird was mounted and is now in the possession of 

 Mr. H. F. Pope also of Hatley. It is a fine specimen and quite regularly 

 barred. Mr. Murray of Ferncliffe, Massawippi, also showed me a mounted 

 ■example, which, if I remember rightly, he said was shot in his own grounds, 

 at all events if not, it was in the immediate neighborhood. 



Mr. Greer informs me as well that he has mounted quite a number of 

 these owls, eight or nine one winter (probably the one mentioned above), 

 one of which was almost pure white, with only the faintest trace of dusky 

 spots or barring. 



147. Surnia ulula caparoch (Muller). Hawk Owl. — Rare winter 

 visitant. Mr. Greer tells me that he had one of these owls in his collection 

 (previous to the fire) which was shot by his brother along the eastern shore 

 of Lake Massawippi. He has also mounted two or three other examples, 

 one for Mr. W. Bassett of North Hatley in February, 1913, which bird was 

 also obtained along the eastern shore of Lake Massawippi, and when I 

 saw it on December 6, 1917, was still in the possession of the captor. 



148. Picoides arcticus (Swainson). Arctic Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker. — Rare fall and winter visitant. I have to thank Dr. C. L. Brown 

 of Ayers Cliff for drawing my attention to the fact that he had seen a 

 mounted example of a Three-toed Woodpecker (but was unable to say 

 which kind) that had been shot in the grounds of Ferncliff, the residence of 

 Mr. A. Murray of Massawippi. I called upon that gentleman on July 27, 

 1917, and was shown the bird, which turned out to be a male example of 

 the above species, and was shot in the fall of 1915 quite close to Mr. 

 Murray's house. 



Mr. Greer of Hatley Centre also informs me that he had a male in his col- 

 lection (before it was destroyed) which was shot on his own farm by his 

 brother some years previous to the fire in 1909. 



149. Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnseus). Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker. — Very rare summer visitant. May 15 to August 15; eggs, 

 June, young, July. When on July 14, 1917, I received a letter from Dr. 

 C. L. Brown of Ayers Cliff saying that he had noticed a Red-headed 

 Woodpecker on several occasions at a certain spot, and thought there 

 might be a nest, as he had that day seen the bird's mate also, I marked 

 the day as a red letter one, although I must admit I felt somewhat 

 sceptical, as Red-headed Woodpeckers in these parts are certainly a 



