374 REED, Votes on the American Barn Owl. oun 
I have corresponded with all the leading Ornithologists of the 
State, and have seen nearly all the Horned Larks which they 
have in their collections. My thanks are due to the parties 
named in this article for loaning or allowing me to view the speci- 
mens here recorded. All previous records relating to the occur- 
rence of these birds in Maine are open to grave doubts, owing to 
the uncertainty as to which of the Horned Larks they refer. 
Since writing the above article, I have learned that Mr. C. D. 
Farrar took a specimen of fratico/a from a flock of eight or ten, 
near Lewiston, Feb. 26, 1897, and that it was identified by Mr. 
Brewster. For records of these birds, published elsewhere since 
my article was written, ¢/ Knight, ‘ List of the Birds of Maine,’ p. 
82, and Morrell, ‘The Osprey,’ June, 1897, p. 137. 
NODES ON’ THE AMERICAN) BARN (OWL) ain 
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.’ 
BY J. HARRIS REED. 
THE breeding range of the Barn Owl (Strix pratincola), with 
few exceptions, does not extend north of Pennsylvania or New 
Jersey. It is locally distributed throughout its range, being 
restricted to such localities as afford an ample food supply for 
its wants. The extensive meadow lands along the Delaware 
River, south of Philadelphia, are its most favorite retreat, in this 
vicinity. Most of the trees which were scattered over these 
meadows and stood as old land-marks for roosting and nesting 
places of this bird for many years have been destroyed by storm 
or axe, and the Owls have been compelled to a great extent to 
seek quarters over the adjoining country; a few, however, still 
remain. 
+Read before the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, Philadelphia, April 
15, 1897. 
