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west of Otterbein. the latter part of December, 1905. Another was found 

 in the same vicinity about three weeks before. 



Fountain County: 1 was shot November 4, 1905, two miles southeast 

 of Mellott. 



Lake County: 1 was shot about December 1, 1905, near Shelby. 



Miami County: 1 male was killed in Erie township, December 17, 1905. 

 The next day a female was killed in that vicinity. 



Montgomery County: 1 was shot three miles northwest of Linden, 

 November 22, 1905; 1 was killed near Darlington on November 21, 1905. 



Warren County: 1 killed on December 21, 1905. 



Hancock County: 1 shot one mile northwest of Fortville. 



Johnson County: 1 taken about six miles south of Franklin. 



Shelby County: 1 killed about December 1, 1905, below Shelby ville, 

 by Frank Hoffman; 1 killed by Isom Kelsey two and one-half miles 

 west of Shelbyville December 30, 1905; 1 killed by John Tucker about 

 December 16, 1905. 



Marion County: 1 taken near Southport December 20, 1905. 



Mr. Fletcher M. Noe, Indianapolis, Intl., informs rne that Snowy 

 Owls had been very generally taken at many central points in the 

 State. He had received seven during December, 1905, and had 

 heard of twice that number having been taken close by. Some of 

 these records may refer to those given in detail by Mr. Butler. 



The mean temperature for Indiana for November, 1905, was 

 41.07°; for December, 1905, 32.08°. 



Illinois. 



Mr. Fred. Ksempfer, taxidermist, Chicago, 111., received twenty- 

 two Snowy Owls which were sent in from various localities in the 

 northern part of the State. (This record was given in part in 'The 

 Auk,' Jan., 1906.) I examined all these specimens and the major- 

 ity were dark colored females. 



£' Mr. Rud Hainan, taxidermist, Chicago, 111., has received seven 

 Snowy Owls from Fox Lake, Grass Lake, Barrington, and Evans- 

 ton, 111. Three were killed between Nov. 24 and Dec. 8, 1905. 



Mr. Harry S. Swarth, Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, 

 111., saw a Snowy Owl Feb. 2, 1906, in Jackson Park, within the 

 City limits. The bird flew over him within gun shot. On Jan. 17, 

 1906, another was seen in the same locality and was not fifty feet 

 awav from the observer. 



