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Beasley and Parr, Lebanon, Indiana, have mounted quite a 

 number of these birds recently. From information kindly supplied 

 by them regarding specimens in their hands I have been able 

 through extended correspondence to collect some interesting facts 

 regarding this dispersion of these owls over Indiana this winter. 

 They have been reported from the following counties : Allen, Ben- 

 ton, Fountain, Hancock, Johnson, Lake, Marion, Miami, Mont- 

 gomery, Noble, Shelby, Sullivan, Warren. 



H. A. Dinius of Fort Wayne reports that two Snowy Owls were observed 

 on the Godfrey Indian Reservation west of that city, December 22, 1905. 



One was shot by Clem Woodhams in Bolivar township, Benton County, 

 November 10, 1905. The same gentleman informs me that one was seen 

 north of Otterbein in that county about December 24, 1905. 



One of two owls seen was shot nine miles east of Fowler, in Benton 

 County, November 4, 1905, by a corn husker working for Thomas East- 

 burn. It was wounded and brought alive to Fowler. The second one 

 was taken afterwards. They are reported to be male and female. They 

 were sent by J. F. Warner of Fowler, to be mounted, who reports on Jan- 

 uary 4, 1906, another one observed some days before at Earl Park. 



J. W. Crouch of Fowler has a Snowy Owl that was killed by Nelson Hen- 

 dricks five miles west of that place about February 12, 1906. 



J. R. Opp has a specimen taken four miles west of Otterbein December 

 21, 1905. Another was shot near there on December 4, 1905. 



One shot November 29, 1905, two miles southeast of Mellott, in Fountain 

 County, by John Whalen, just after dusk, after it had killed two old hens. 

 Mounted for Red Men's Hall at Mellott. 



One shot one mile northwest of Fortville, Hancock County, by Ottis 

 Shepherd. Reported by David Fair of Fortville. 



John Hammer took a Snowy Owl about six miles south of Franklin, 

 Johnson County. It is now owned by S. B. Eccles. 



Gus Habich, Indianapolis, received two of these owls recently. Both 

 were killed about December 1, 1905. One was shot by William Stroble, 

 near Shelby, Lake County; the other by Frank Hoffman, below Shelby- 

 ville, in Shelby County, Indiana. 



One killed by Isom Kelsey, two and one-half miles southwest of Shelby- 

 ville, November 30, 1905. 



One killed by John Tucker, four miles north of Fairland, Shelby County, 

 about November 16, 1905. Owned by D. H. Tucker. 



One owned by Fletcher M. Noe, Indianapolis, he informs me was taken 

 near Southport, Marion County, Indiana, December 20, 1905. He reports 

 that six or seven have been brought in to him the present fall and winter. 



One, a male, killed by Frank Clark in Erie Township, Miami County, 

 December 17, 1905. The next day a female was killed in that vicinity by 



