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County Records. Androscoggiu, "fairly common resident'" (Johnson) ; 

 Aroostook, "occurs at Fort Fairfield and Houlton" (Batchelder, Bull. 

 Xmt. Orn. club, Vol. 7, p. 50) ; Cumberland, "resident, rare in sum- 

 mer" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p. 20) ; Franklin, "common 

 resident" (Richards) ; Hancock, "common resident" (Dorr) ; Kennebec, 

 "common" (Powers) ; Knox, winti-r" Kacklin".) ; Oxford, "breeds com- 

 monly" (Xash) ; Penobscot, "resident, commonest iu fall" (Knight) ; 

 I'Nc.'itaquis, "abundant, breeds" Homer ; Sagadahoc, "common spring 

 and fall" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "not common resident" (Morrell) ; 

 Washington, "abundant resident" (Boardman). 



Genus SCOTIAPTEX Swainson. 



164. (870). Scotiaptex cinerea ( Gmel. ) . Great Gray Owl. 

 An irregular winter visitor from the north. It does not occur 



some seasons, and again it may be found fairly common at others, 

 but still, even when at its greatest abundance, it is a comparatively 

 rare bird. 



County Records. Audroscoggin, (Pike) ; Cumberland, "six specimens 

 known additional to those recorded iu Smith's List" (record from E. 

 Smith) ; Franklin, "very rare" (Swain) ; Hancock, "rare" (Dorr) ; Ken- 

 nebec, "one at Augusta in December, 1887" (E. Smith) ; Knox, "winter" 

 (Racklift) ; Oxford, "rare visitant" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "Mr. S. L. Crosby 

 informs me that these birds were quite common here one winter iu the 

 early '90V (Knight); Piscataquis, "rare winter .visitor" (Homer); 

 Washington, "rare, winter only" (Boardman) ; York, "one taken at Bid- 

 drfonl. March 2d, 1890" (E. Smith). 



Genus NYCTALA Brehm. 



165. (371). Nyctala tengmalmi richardsoni (Bonap.). Rich- 

 ardson's Owl. 



A somewhat irregular winter visitor, but still often not uncommon 

 locally at this season. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "fairly common winter visitant" 

 (Johnson) ; Cumberland, "rare" (Mead) ; Franklin, "rare winter resi- 

 dent" (Swain); Hancock, "rare" (Dorr) : Kennebec, "very rare" (Dill); 

 Knox, "rare in winter" (Racklift) ; Lincoln, "taken at Waldoborough" 

 (Smith, Forest and Stream, Vol. 20, p. 285) ; Oxford, "rare" (Nash) ; 

 Penobscot, "a quite rare and irregular winter visitor" (Knight) ; Piscat- 

 aquis, "rare winter visitor" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "taken at Bath" (C. 

 H Greenleaf to E. Smith) ; Washington, "not uncommon in winter" 

 (Boardmau). 



