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Amherst : " Winter visitor, occasional." Berkshire : " Rare and irreg- 

 ular winter visitant." Bristol County: ' Rare and irregular winter visit- 

 ant." Brookline : "An accidental visitant." Cambridge: A rare and 

 irregular winter visitant. Cohasset: Two instances. Essex County: 

 " Winter. Common." Ipswich : Recorded. Martha's Vineyard : Some- 

 times taken. Springfield : " Rare winter visitor." Templeton : " Rare 

 winter visitor." Wellesley : " Rare and irregular migrant." 



185. Megascops asio (Linn.). SCREECH OWL. 

 A common permanent resident. 



Amherst : "Common." Berkshire: "Not rare permanent resident." 

 Bristol County : " Common permanent resident." Brookline : "Com- 

 mon permaneat resident." Cambridge: " Common permanent resident." 

 Cohasset: " Common resident." Dedham : " Common resident." Essex 

 County: "Resident. Common." Ipswich: "Common permanent res- 

 ident." Martha's Vineyard: "Uncommon resident." Springfield: 

 "Abundant resident." Templeton :" Resident. Not uncommon." Wel- 

 lesley : " Common resident." 



186. Syrnium nebulosum (Forst.). BARRED OWL. 



An uncommon resident, sometimes common in the autumn dur- 

 ing the migrations. 



Amherst :" Regular winter resident." Berkshire: "Not uncommon, 

 permanent resident." Bristol County : " Rather common permanent res- 

 ident." Brookline: "Uncommon winter visitant." Cambridge: Rare 

 permanent resident, sometimes common in November and December. 

 Cohasset: "Rather rare resident." Dedham: "Occasionally found." 

 Essex County :" Resident. Common." Springfield: " Rather uncommon 

 resident, occasionally quiet numerous in late autumn." Templeton : 

 " Common resident." Wellesley : " Rare resident, less uncommon fall 

 migrant." 



187. Scotiaptex cinerea (Gmel.). GREAT GRAY OWL. 



A very rare winter visitant from the north. The seventeen 

 records are: Marblehead, one in February, 1831 ;* Marblehead. 

 one in January, 1835 ; 4 near Boston, two in i839; 2 Massachu- 

 setts, seven about the winter, 1842-43 -^ Cambridge, one in 

 1847 ; 4 Wenham, one in February, 1859 ; 6 Seekonk, one about 



1 Putnam ; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. I, 1856, p. 204. 



2 Allen; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. n, Jan., 1870. p. 570, p. 16 of separate. 



3 Cabot; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. I, 1844, p. 99. 



4 Cabot; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist, Vol. II, 1848, p. 206. 

 5 Maynard; Nat. Guide, 1870, p. 130. 



