468 RAMBLES ABOUT HOME. 



Barn-Owl. Slrix pratincola. 



" Not rare, and more frequent in spring and autumn " (Turn- 

 bull). 



Cat-Owl. Otus Wilsonianus. 



Not abundant of late ; but twenty or more years ago were com- 

 mon in the swampy woodlands. 



Marsh- Owl. Otus brachyotus. 



Common. Dr. Turnbull refers to it as migratory, " arriving in 

 November, and departing in April." This is surely an error. I 

 have frequently found it breeding in hollow trees, near Trenton, 

 New Jersey. 



Barred Owl. Syrnium nebulosum. 

 Rare. Usually seen in autumn and winter. 



Saw-whet Owl. Nyctale Acadica. 



Comparatively abundant since 1877. Eesident, and breeds an- 

 nually in swampy lands near Trenton, New Jersey. 



Screech-Owl. Scops asio. 

 Common. Resident. 



Great Horned Owl. Bubo Virginianus. 



Rare. Occasionally a " family " of them are met with in winter. 



Snowy Owl. Nyctea scandiaca. 



Rare. A winter visitant. More common during some winters 

 than others. 



Hawk-Owl. Surnia ulula. 



Rare. Probably our rarest winter visitant. " Is occasionally 

 found in severe winters. One was shot at Haddington, near Phila- 

 delphia, in 1866 " (Turnbull). 



Duck-Hawk. Falco communis. 



Very rare. "During autumn and winter it frequents the 

 marshes along the sea-coast and the courses of rivers, preying upon 

 wild-fowl " (Turnbull). 



Pigeon-Hawk. Falco colwnbarius. 



Not common. Migratory; but occasionally breeds in New 

 Jersey. 



