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212 (370) Scotiaptex nebulosa nebulosa (Forster) 
GREAT Gray OWL 
Synonyms—Syrnium cinereum; Ulula cinerea; Scotiaptex cinerea. 
Status—Rare winter visitant to the north end of the state: recorded from 
Chico, Butte County (Belding, Land Bds. Pac. Dist., 1890, p. 50), and the ‘‘Sae- 
ramento Valley’’ (Newberry, Pac. R. R. Rep., vi, 1857, p. 77) ; a specimen, now 
no. 24484, Mus. Vert. Zool., taken September 26, 1913, six miles south of 
McCloud, Siskiyou County (J. Grinnell, Condor, xv1, 1914, p. 94). 
213 (372) Cryptoglaux acadica (Gmelin) 
SAw-WHET OwL 
Synonyms—WNyctala acadica; Nyctale albifrons; Strix frontalis; Kirtland 
Owl; Acadian Owl. 
Status—Irregular winter visitant to forested areas of central California, and 
south along the higher mountains to Riverside County. Recorded definitely as 
follows: Sonoma, December 16 (Carriger, Bull. Cooper Orn. Club, 1, 1899, p. 
73) ; Point Reyes Station, Marin County, December 11 and 23 (J. Mailliard, Con- 
dor, tv, 1902, p. 18); San Geronimo, Marin County, October 28 (J. Mailliard, 
Condor, x, 1908, p. 94) ; Santa Cruz (J. G. Cooper, Proe. Calif. Acad. Sci., rv, 
1868, p. 13) ; Monterey (Gambel, Proe. Acad. Nat. Sei. Phila., 1846, p. 47) ; Lake 
Tahoe, September 21 (Belding, Land Bds. Pae. Dist., 1890, p. 50) ; MeKinney’s 
Ranch, near Lake Tahoe, August 23 (Belding, Condor, mr, 1901, p. 145); Glen 
Alpine, Eldorado County, July (Price, Condor, m, 1901, p. 162); Fyffe, Eldo- 
rado County, brood of young May 17 (Ray, Condor, xvi, 1914, p. 65); Bear 
River, Placer County, February 7 (Adams, Condor, v, 1903, p. 19) ; Ciseo, Pla- 
cer County, October 6 (Mus. Vert. Zool.) ; Piute Mountains, Kern County, No- 
vember 22 (Osburn, Condor, x1, 1910, p. 80) ; Fort Tejon, Kern County (Baird, 
Pae. R. R. Rep., 1x, 1858, p. 921) ; Round Valley, San Jacinto Mountains, August 
11 (F. Stephens, Condor, tv, 1902, p. 40). As indicated by some of the dates of 
occurrence, as well as by the single definite breeding record, this owl breeds 
locally in the Transition and Canadian zones along the Sierra Nevada. 
214 (373c, part) Otus asio bendirei (Brewster) 
CALIFORNIA Coast ScrEECH Own 
Synonyms—Scops asio, part; Scops asio bendirei, part; Scops asio var. 
mecalli, part ; Megascops asio bendirei, part; Ephialtes choliba; Mottled Sereech 
Owl; Mottled Owl. 
Status—Common resident of wooded localities in the Transition and Upper 
Sonoran zones in the humid coast belt south to include the San Francisco Bay 
region. Recorded definitely from Eureka, Humboldt County (Clay, MS), south 
to Palo Alto, Santa Clara County (J. Grinnell, Auk, xxxm, 1915, p. 60). 
