3Q NORTH AMKIMCAN IIIUDS. 



Syrnium (Scotiaptex^ cinereum, Arniiiox. 



OBEAT ORAT OWL. 



Slrir cinn-rn, fl.Mia,. Syst. Xal. \\. l!!U, 17,s.s. — I.aiii. Iml. Oni. \\ fiS, 1700; Syn. I, 

 i;i4 ; Siipp. I, \:> ; Cfii. llUt. I, \i'A~. — ViKll.i,. N'imv. Diit. Hist. Nut. VII, -j:!, IsHi; 

 Kiic Mt'ih. Ill, 1-JSi); (»is. Am. .Scjit. I, l,S. liicir. & Swain.s. R H. A. II, pi. .\x.\i, 

 ]8;}1.— lioNAi'. Ami. I.yr. X. V. II, laii ; l.sis, 1,>«;)-J, |.. 1140. — Afi). lilids .\in. pi. 

 (•(■(•11, Ksal ; Orii. Ilioj,', IV, aiU. — Xi it. .Man. p. 1-JH. - Ty/.i;siiaiz, Hcv. Zoiil. 18.M, 

 J), ■'i71. fli/riiiiDii ciiiiiriim, Arn. .'^yiiop. ji. "Jii, l,s;i!t. -t'Ass. Uinls Cul. & Tex. p. 184, 

 18.">4 ; Uirds N. Am. isns, p. 'M. — IliiKw. (Wii.s.) Am. Orii. p. 0,H7. — Un Kay, Zdiil. 

 N. Y. II, '.'ti, pi. xiil, I'. '2i\ 1844. — .SriucKi.. (liii. Syn. I, 1S8, M^m. — Xi:\vii. P. 11. 

 R. Kept. VI, IV, 77, ls,'.7. — CddP. & Si( K. I'. I!. It. IJcpt. .\ll, ii, I'ltl, l.sco. — 

 Kait, Tr. 7.i>«\. Sw. IV, IS.'iO, 2.'.ti. — Dam, k IUsni.stki!, Tv. fliicaRo Acad. I, 1800, 

 173. — <ii!AV, llaiulI.iM, I, 48, l80!i. — Mayxaiih, Minis Kastcrii iMa.ss., 1870, 130.— 

 Scutiiiplcx cincvcu, S\vaix.s. C'la.s.sif. Ilinls, II, -IM, 18;)7. Syrnium hipponieitin, var. 

 i-iiinriaii, C'duks, Key, 187'2, 204. StrU nixUtmulin; 1!ai:t. Traii.s. 285, 1792. 



Rp. CilAn. Ail'tlt. firnniid-oolor of the nppci- surface d.'iik vainlykc-lirnwii, Init llii.i 

 reliovcd liy n transverse iiiottliiif: (on llie eiljre.'< "f the featlieis) of wiiile, tlie nieilial 

 portions of liie fuatliers heini^ .s(;arcely variejriilcd, eausinfr an appeanmco of obsolete 

 lonjritndinal dai-k stiipes, liicso most conspicnons on tliu .seapiiliirs and hack. Tiie untcrior 

 portions above are more rcjridarly liarre(l Iransver.sely ; tiie wliite bans interrupted, liow- 

 evcr, l)y the brown medial stripe. t)n the rmnp and ni)p('r tail-covert.'* the mottling is 

 nioic profuse, eansinj;; a frrayisii a])|)carance. On the wintr coverts the outer wclis are 

 most variejialed by the wliite motllin;,'. Tlic alida and primary coverts have very 

 obsolete liands of paler; the secondaries arc crossed by nine (last terminal, and three 

 ronccalcd by coverts) bands of jiale ^'rayish-brown, inclininfj to white at the borders of 

 tlies]i()ls; piimaries crossed liy nine transverse series of ipiadrate spots of mottled pale 

 browni.sli-f;ray on the outer web.s, those beyond the enun-fjinatioii oli.scure, — the terminal 

 ere.seentio bar distinct, liowever; U|)per secondaries and middle tail-feathers with coar.sc 

 transver.se mottliiifr, almost forminfr bars. Tail with nboiit nine pider bimd.s, tlie.se merely 

 marked off by pai-al!ci, nearly while bars, cnclosin<r a plain frrayi.sh-lirown, .sometimes 

 slifihtly mottled space, just perceptibly darker than the ^.nound-color ; basally the feathers 

 become profu.sely mottled, so that the bands are confused; the last band is terminal. 

 Bcne.ith with the crronnd-color .crayish-white, each feather of the neck, breast, and 

 a1)domen with a broad, lon.L'itiidinal rairged stripe of dark brown, like the ^'round-color 

 of the upper parts; sides, Hanks, crissnni, and lower tail-coverts with regular triinsver,se 

 narrow bands ; legs with (iner, more irregular, transverse bars of <lu.sky. " Kvebrow.s," 

 lories, and chin grayish-while, a dusky s])ace at anterior angle of the eye; face grayish- 

 white, with distinct concentric .semicircles of lilackish-brown ; facial circle dark brown, 

 becoming white across the I'orencck, where it is divided medially by a .spot of brownish- 

 black, covering the throat. 



^ (.'i2,.'300. Moose Factory. Hudson Hay Territory ; .f. ^[cKcn/.ie). Wing-forinula, 

 4=0, 3, 0-2, 7 -8-9, 1. Wing, 10.00; tail, 11.00; cuinicn, 1.00; tarsus, 2.:iO ; middle 

 toe, 1.50. 



9 (rAMS, Nulato, R. Am., Aprilll, ISfiS; W. TI. Dall). Wing-formula, i = '>, 

 3, G-2, 7-8-9, 1. Vv'ing, 18.00; tail, 12.50; culmen, 1.00; tarsu.s, 2.20; middle 

 toe, 1.70. 



Hah. Arctic America Cresident in Can.ida ?). In winter extending into northern 

 borders of United .'^tatcs (Ma.ssachu.scits, MAVXAiin), 



