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they tried to capture this owl on a sunny clay in 

 the open country, as, like the great horned owl, it 

 is very wary at such times, but when seen in the 

 city they are very stupid or tame. The cry of the 

 snowy owl is most hoarse and dismal, and has been 

 well compared to that of a full-grown man calling 

 in distress for assistance. (The Sportsman and 

 Naturalist in Canada, by Major W. Ross King, 



1866.) 



Genus Surma. Dumeril. 



125. American Hawk Owl. S. ulula caparoch 



(Miill.) 



" Transient Visitant," scarce. Some years this 

 owl is common in the fall, and numbers have been 

 shot in the woods on the Island of Montreal. It 

 has been observed here during the winter months. 

 (Caulfield.) I shot a fine specimen October 29, 

 1893, on Green Island in Lake of Two Mountains. 



Order COCCYGES. Cuckoos, etc. 



Suborder Ciiculi Cuckoos, etc. 



Family Cucculidce. Cuckoos, Anis, etc. 



Subfamily Coccygince. American Cuckoos. 



Gens Coccyzus. Vieillot. 



126. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. C. americanus. (Linn.) 

 " Accidental Visitant," rare. A few examples 



