294 Deane, Unusual Abundance of Snowy Owls. [july 



killed at River Rouge (near Detroit), Mich., March 27, 1906; 

 one small light colored bird, killed on Saint Claire Flats, April 1, 

 1906; and one very large bird, also killed on Saint Claire Flats, 

 April 5, 1906. 



Mr. F. H. W. Bailey, taxidermist, Marquette, Mich., writes me 

 that he had only received a single specimen, and that he had 

 not heard of any others having been seen. He reports that 

 during the flight of 1901-2 they were very abundant in his locality. 



The mean temperature for Michigan for Nov., 1905, was 35.01°; 

 for Dec, 1905, 28.04°. 



Wisconsin. 



Mr. Albert Nemec, taxidermist, Cable, Wis., writes under date 

 of Dec. 12, 1905, that he had received eight Snowy Owls from 

 Bayfield and Washburn Counties, also a single specimen from 

 Eau Claire. They were all sent in between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12, 

 1905. One killed close to the town of Cable was in very white 

 plumage. 



Mr. E. D. Ochsmer, taxidermist, Prairie du Sac, Wis., received 

 two specimens from Sumpter, W r is., Nov. 17 and 22, 1905, and one 

 from Prairie du Sac, Wis., Nov. 10, 1905. One specimen was 

 nearly white in plumage, but all were very poor in flesh. Mr. J. N. 

 Clark, taxidermist, Meridian, W 7 is., reports one specimen shot 

 in that town Oct. 28, 1905. 



The mean temperature for Wisconsin for November, 1905, was 

 34.04°; for December, 1905, 24.01°. 



Minnesota. 



Mr. T. J. Storey, taxidermist, Duluth, Minn., writing under date 

 of Dec. 19, 1905, states that the Snowy Owls usually appear 

 about Oct. 20, and some remain until the approach of spring. 

 He reports them as very abundant this winter, and up to Dec. 19, 

 1905, he had received thirty-two for mounting. About a dozen had 

 been killed in the city. 



Mr. H. W. Howling, taxidermist, Minneapolis, Minn., under 



