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at first and the iris a dirty white, and it was not until they were a 
month old that their eyes attained the bright yellow appearance. 
(Spreadborough.) 
3750. Arctic Horned Owl. 
Bubo virginianus arcticus (SwWAINS.) CASS. 1854. 
The following citations are all probably referable to subarcticus 
but without the specimens this cannot be determined. 
One shot near Duck mountain, Manitoba, in the fall of 1883; 
another individual was taken by Macoun in October, 1880, in the 
Touchwood hills, Sask. (E. T. Seton.) This very beautiful owl 
appears to be rare, one specimen having been seen flying at mid-day 
in the immediate vicinity of Carlton House and was brought down 
by an arrow by an Indian boy. (Richardson.) One seen at Peace 
River Landing, Atha., in 1903. (Spreadborough.) This owl or the 
other variety was repeatedly observed in the country between Fort 
Good Hope and the Anderson river. (Macfarlane.) This pale- 
coloured form is sometimes seen in northern Alberta where it breeds. 
(W. Ramne.) Bent and Bishop collected four specimens in western 
Saskatchewan which were all more or less intermediate being fully 
as light coloured as the average arctic but having spotted rather 
than pure white feet. 
375c. Dusky Horned Owi. 
Bubo virginianus saturatus RrpGw. 1877. 
Not rare at Fort Chimo, Ungava. Resident. Downy young 
obtained June 20th, 1884. (Packard.) A rare winter visitant at 
Montreal. I purchased a fine specimen of this owl, February 8th, 
1892, in the Bonsecours market, which was shot at Boucherville 
four days previously. (Wintle.) Among the horned owls taken at 
Toronto in winter are a few very dark birds usually of large size 
and apparently referable to the form heterocnemis of Oberholser. 
(J. H. Fleming.) 
This species is an extremely dark-coloured form of the horned 
owl, found along the damp, heavily wooded south coast of the 
Alaskan territory, and extending its range southward to Washington. 
(Nelson.) An abundant resident west of the Coast range. (Fannin.) 
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