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45. Strix pratincola (Bonap.) AMERICAN BARN OWL. 

 San Diego. L. B. Seen once, but not seen in any 



part of Lower California. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Common resident. 



Cooper, 1870. Abundant throughout the southern 

 part of California, especially near the coast. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Common resident of 

 the valley. 



Agua Caliente, San Diego County, Cal. March 18 to 

 April 15, 1886. Heard nearly every night; probably 

 a resident pair. 



Henshaw, 1876. Appears to be common throughout 

 southern California and in some portions, as in the 

 swamps near Los Angeles, and again in the San Ber- 

 nardino Valley, I found it in great numbers. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. Common along the 

 coast, mostly nesting in holes in the cliffs. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. Fresh eggs January 25, 

 1885, and young found in a nest February 8. 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bryant. 

 Common resident. 



Central California. L. B. Rather common in the 

 valleys, especially in willows along the rivers. 



Newberry. Apparently more abundant on the west- 

 ern coast than in the Atlantic States, and more common 

 in California than in Oregon. It also inhabits the 

 Klamath Basin. 



Henshaw, 1879. At Camp Bidwell it seemed to be a 

 tolerably common species. That it occurs on the east 

 side of the Sierras I obtained ample proof during the 

 past season. 



46. Asio wilsonianus (Less.) AMERICAN LONG-EARED 



OWL. 



San Diego and northern 100 miles of Lower Califor- 

 nia, tolerably common resident. L. B. 



