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morons and wci'e generally distributed. They were again observed 

 over the northern part of the State in 1889-90. The earliest appear- 

 ances are early in November, and most of them are generally seen in 

 that month and December. Usually they are gone in February, 

 though one was reported from Valparaiso, March 31, 1887 (Trouslot); 

 jmd Mr. C. E. Aiken informs me of one observed "about May," 1870, 

 in Lake County. Besides a lot of general records, I may mention the 

 following, from the counties named: Carroll, 1865 (Evermann); La- 



Snowy Owl. 



porte, Michigan City, December 21, 1883 (Miss Coif ax); Lawrence, 

 near Bedford, 1887 (Chansler); Chicago, 111., two, November 3, 1885 

 (Parker); Porter, two, winter of 1885-6; one prior to that (Trouslot); 

 1st of November, 1887 (Byrkit); Decatur (Guthrie); 2 taken, several 

 others seen, winter of 1886-7 (Shannon); Putnam, 1888 (Clearwaters); 

 Vigo, November 20, 1889; Olivet, Mich., December 2, 1889, near 

 White Pigeon, Mich., 1889 (Evermann); Allen, one, winter of 1889-90 

 (Stockbridge); Tippecanoe, February 20, 1891 (Moffitt); Wabash, near 

 Roann, one, probably winter of 1891-2, one, near North Manchester, 

 winter 1893, and one in 1894 (Ulrey and Wallace); Marion, near 

 Southport, November, 1894 (Noe); one also taken at Sandusky, 0., 

 November 26, 1896 (Moseley). 



Although they are with us only occasionally, their visits are bene- 



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