290 Deane, Unusual Abundance of Snowy Owls. [july 



Mr. Robt. W. Bazin, Maiden, Mass., on Jan. 11, 1906, reported 

 a specimen killed at Lakeville, Mass. 



Angell and Cash, taxidermists, Providence, R. I., under date of 

 Jan. 25, 1906, sent me the following data of specimens which had 

 passed through their hands. 



Nov. 20, 1905, c? Fall River, Mass. Dec. 8, 1905, <J> Nantucket, Mass. 

 " 20, " 9 MonomoyPt,,Mass. " 19, " $ Nantucket, Mass. 

 ' " 28, " tf New Bedford, Mass. " 21, " <? New Bedford, Mass. 

 Dec. 1, " $ Nantucket, Mass. " 23, " $ Monomoy Pt.,Mass. 



Mr. Owen Durfee, Fall River, Mass., writing under date of Feb. 

 21, 1906, states that one Snowy Owl was killed at Marthas Vine- 

 yard, Mass., in December, 1905, and five more in February, the 

 last one seen being on Feb. 7, 1906. 



The mean temperature at Boston, Mass., for November, 1905, 

 was 41.06°; for December, 1905, 35.01°. 



Rhode Island. 



Mr. Harry S. Hathaway, Providence, R. I., on Dec. 5, 1905, 

 reported four Snowy Owls taken at Newport, R. I., Nov. 16 and 

 18, 1905, and three at Warren, R. I., at about the same date. 

 (This record was included in 'The Auk' for January, 1906.) 



Angell and Cash, taxidermists, Providence, R. I., have, at my 

 request, very kindly kept careful records of all the Snowy Owls 

 which have passed through their hands between Nov. 18, 1905, 

 and Jan. 1, 1906. The following were killed in Rhode Island. 



1 Contents of stomach, pellets of rat fur and bones. 



2 Contents of stomach, breast feathers of Black Duck and small quantity of dark 

 colored flesh. 



3 Contents of stomach, entire rat about half grown. 



