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The following epitaph is of interest: " 'Old Bubo,' the college pet. 

 Caught in a steel trap in September, 1885, and kept in the basement 

 of Owen Hall until January, 1886, when he died." 



71. [376] Nyctea nyctea (Linn. ) . Snowy Owl. 



Rare winter visitor (C. H. B. '86.). Last date, January 25, 1903 

 (P. J. H.). 



72. [387] Coccyzus americanm (Linn.). Yellow-billed Cuckoo.* 

 Common summer resident. April 13 to Sept. 24. Breeds. A nest 



of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo was found May 30, 1901. It contained one 

 egg on that day and two on the next. It was in a spice-bush three 

 feet above the ground and was built of sticks and partly lined with 

 leaves (W. L. H.). May 25, 1903, a nest and two eggs were found 

 about seven feet up in a grapevine (C. G. L.). In 1885 a nest with 

 fresh eggs was found as late as June 30, by B. W. Everinann (Butler). 

 "The usual nest is a mere pretense, a flimsy structure of a few sticks, 

 with a few blossoms, generally of the oak, upon which to lay the eggs. 

 Occasionally a very substantial nest is built one such was found at 

 Blooming-ton, Ind., by my friend, Mr. O. M. Meyncke" (Butler). 



MIGBATION RECORD. 



