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dow of a shop on Beaver Hall Hill. It was a fine 

 specimen in the reddish plumage, and was caught 

 in the city. I also saw one alive in a cage in a 

 butcher shop on Dorchester street December 10, 

 1892, in the dark phase of plumage, caught at the 

 Back River ; and December 1 6, 1 892, I saw three 

 specimens hanging up in the Bonsecours market, 

 all in the dark phase of plumage, and one of which 

 I purchased for 75 cents. I saw another specimen 

 in the market December 27, 1892, a beautiful dark- 

 plumaged bird, and which I purchased for 65 cents, 

 and another like it was sold before I saw it. I be- 

 lieve some of these specimens are " saturatus," and 

 they appear to be plentiful this winter (1892), but, 

 on the other hand, the snowy owl appears to be 

 scarce, as I have seen only one specimen in the 

 market, December 20, so far. 



Mr. David Denne received two specimens, male 

 and female and a youngling, on April 30, 1894, 

 which were shot by Mr. Joe Martin and son at the 

 nest found in the woods along the South River at 

 Stottsville, P.Q , about 40 miles southeast of Mon- 

 treal They are a beautiful pair in the light-grayish 

 and huffy plumage, and the youngling is sparsely 

 covered with white downy feathers. Mr. Denne 

 kindly presented them to me for my collection of 

 skins. Mr. Martin's son, while climbing to the 

 nest, was fiercely attacked by the parent birds. 



