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Where no mention is made of the contents of stomach it was 

 empty or not examined. 



The mean temperature at Providence, R. I., for Nov., 1905, was 

 41.04°; Dec, 1905, 34.06°. 



Connecticut. 



Angell and Cash, taxidermists, Providence, R. I., have given me 

 the following data of specimens received by them from Connecti- 

 cut. 



Nov. 20, 1905, 9 , New London, Conn. 



" 28, " d\ " 



" 28, " 9, " 



Dec. 30, " 9, " 



Mr. P. D. Stannard, taxidermist, Xorwalk, Conn., informs me 

 of one specimen taken at Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 15, 1905. He also 

 writes that he has heard of a number of others having been taken. 



In a letter from Mr. James J. Hill, New London, Conn., dated 

 March 10, 1906, he refers to a Snowy Owl having been seen in 

 New London harbor, Conn., and to another that was captured 

 in Niantic, Conn., during the present season. 



New York. 



Mr. James G. Scott, keeper of the Montauk Light Station, Mon- 

 tauk Point, L. I., writes me under date of Jan. 11, 1906, that about 

 ten Snowy Owls were seen in his locality and that he shot four of 

 them between Nov. 3 and 19, 1905. He reports that they appeared 

 about a month earlier than he has seen them in former years. 



Mr. A. M. Church, taxidermist, Boonville, N. Y., writes under 

 date of March 3, 1906, that there had been a very unusual flight of 

 Snowy Owls during the winter. Fifteen specimens had been sent 

 to him, and he could have secured many more if he had needed 

 them. Those that passed through his hands were taken in a rich 

 farming district within three miles of town. The sexes were about 

 evenly divided. Mr. Church states that there were still a good 

 many about the country, and that there had been an unusual abun- 

 dance of field mice. 



