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Douglas Co., and of others from Idaho, Iowa, and Wisconsin, 

 showing the flight to be general over this middle western country. 

 All these were taken in November or early December." 



Mr. John A. Lord, taxidermist, Portland, Me., informs me that 

 while in Omaha, Neb., in December, 1905, he saw about ten Snowy 

 Owls in one taxidermist's store, which had been recently received. 



Iowa. 



Mr. Wm. White, taxidermist, Rolfe, Iowa, writes that he received 

 two Snowy Owls which were killed a few miles from that city 

 about Dec. 1, 1905. 



Missouri. 



Mr. Otto Widmann, St. Louis, Mo., writes that Frank Schwarz, 

 taxidermist, St. Louis, Mo., had received a Snowy Owl, female, 

 which was shot from a stable roof at Wellston, Mo. Mr. Widmann 

 also informs me that a Mr. Johnson observed two specimens in 

 Jasper Co., Mo., near the Kansas border on Jan. 23, 1906. One 

 of them was shot. 



The mean temperature for Missouri for November, 1905, was 

 30.08°; for December, 1905, 33.03°. 



Indiana. 



Mr. Amos W. Butler, Indianapolis, Ind., under date of Jan. 20, 

 190(v sends me a list of the Snowy Owls which have been observed 

 and killed in various parts of the State, as follows. 



Lake County: 4 reported by LeGrand T. Myer, Hammond, in November, 

 1905. 



Benton County: 1 shot in Bolivar township, November 10, 1905; 1 seen 

 about Otterbein about November 24, 1905; 1 of two seen, was shot nine 

 miles north of Fowler, November 4, 1905, and the other was taken after- 

 wards. 



Earl Park: On January 4, 1906, there is a report of one observed some 

 days before at Earl Park. J. R. Opp has a specimen taken four miles 



