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'fairly common resident" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, u common resident" 

 (Homer); Sagadahoe, "common, nests" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "not com- 

 mon resident" (Morrell) ; Waldo, (Knight) ; Washington, "common 

 resident" (Boardman) ; York, "breeds" (Adams). 



169. (375b). Bubo virginianus arcticus (Swains.). Arctic 

 Horned Owl. 



A specimen of this subspecies is at present in the collection of 

 the Portland Society of Natural History where I have recently had 

 the pleasure of examining it. This is recorded in the proceedings 

 of the above society for April 1st, 1897 by Mr. A. H. Norton who 

 writes as follows: "The collection of the Portland Society of 

 Natural History contains an Owl strongly characteristic of this 

 subspecies which was given to the society alive by Mr. Sewall 

 Cloudman, December 6th, 1869. The only locality recorded is 

 Maine." A second specimen is reported to me by Mr. J. Waldo 

 Nash of Norway who writes : "I mounted an Arctic Horned Owl 

 in 1886 that was shot in Brownfield." Its occurrence is probably 

 casual or accidental. I have recently seen in the collection of Mr. 

 Geo. A. Boardman of Calais a typical example of this subspecies 

 which was taken just over the line in New Brunswick. 



170. (375c). Bubo virginianus saturatus Ridgw. Dusky 

 Horned Owl. 



Admitted to the list upon the strength of a specimen in the col- 

 lection of the Portland Society of Natural History, recorded 

 ly Mr. A. H. Norton who writes: "The collection contains a 

 Dusky Horned Owl in which the characteristics of the race are 

 strongly marked. It was given by Dr. Benjamin F. Fogg, March 

 12th, 1870, when it was recorded as a fresh specimen. Though 

 the locality is recorded as Maine there are reasons for the belief 

 that this and the specimen of arcticus were taken near Portland." 

 (Cf. Norton, Proc. Port. Soc. Nat. Hist., Apr. 1st, 1897, p. 103). 

 I have recently had the privilege of viewing this specimen also at 

 the Society's rooms in Portland. The evidence now at hand leads 

 me to believe that this species occurs casually in the state. 



Genus NYCTEA Stephens. 



171. (376). Nyctea nyctea (Linn.). Snowy Owl. 



A regular winter visitor to the state and, while usually rare, it 

 sporadically occurs in comparative abundance. Although of very 



