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taken in Cicero, in December, 1902, and is now in his possession." 

 The following range of this Owl is given in the A. O. U. 

 Check-list: "Arctic America, south in winter into the northern 

 United States. Breeds from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and 

 Manitoba northward." 



Cryptoglaux acadica (Gmelin). Saw-whet OwL 



Strix acadica GMELIN, S. N., I, 1788, 296. 



"Nyctale acadica BONAPARTE, Geog. & Comp. List, 1838, 7. 



Popular synonyms: WIHTE-FRONTED OWL. ACADIAN OWL. 



Although this species has not been found nesting within our 

 limits, adult specimens have been taken throughout the year. Mr. 

 B. T. Gault and myself have observed this species during May 

 and June in the pine region of Lake County, Indiana. Mr. Gault 

 saw one individual perched upon the iron rafters of the Illinois 

 Central Railway station at the foot of Lake Street, Chicago, in 

 September. A specimen in my collection was taken at Colhour, 

 Indiana, on March 13, 1890. Nearly all the records I have, 

 however, are of specimens captured during the winter months. 

 Mr. E. W. Nelson gives a very interesting note.* He says: 

 "Not an uncommon species. Is of frequent occurrence in Chi- 

 cago, where, upon some of the most frequented streets in the 

 resident portion of the town, over a dozen specimens have been 

 taken within two years. Whether resident or not I have been 

 unable to determine." 



The range of the Saw-whet Owl practically includes the whole 

 of North America. It breeds from the middle States northward ; 

 also throughout the western mountain regions as far south as 

 the northern portion of Mexico. . 



Genus MEGASCOPS Kaup, 1848. 



Megascops asio (Linnaeus). Screech OwL 



Strix asio LINNJETJS, S. N., ed. 10, I, 1758, 92. 

 Scops asio BONAPARTE, Comp. List, 1838, 6. 

 Megascops asio STEJNEGER, Auk, II, April, 1885, 184. 

 Popular synonyms: MOTTLED OWL. LITTLE MOTTLED OWL. LITTLE 

 RED OWL. LITTLE GBAY OWL. 



In past years the Screech Owl was an abundant but now it 

 is a rather uncommon resident. A few still nest in the timber 

 along Wolf and Hyde lakes, Indiana. Mr. Robert Kennicott 

 includes it in his list of Cook County birdsf with the comment 

 "Abundant." Mr. E. W. Nelson says: "Rather common. 



*Birds of Northeastern Illinois, Bull, of the Essex Institute, Vol. VIII, 1876, 117. 

 tTrans. 111. State Agri. Soc., Vol. I, 1853-1854, 581. 



