208 THE AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST. 
98. Bubo virginianus virginianus (Gmel.) Great Horned 
Owl. This species is uncommon in Floyd County. On March 
7, 1918, I located a nest with incubating bird in Brackett’s 
woods; this is the only nest record that I have. C. Herbert 
Belanski reports the species from Nora Springs, and I saw 
a specimen killed near Rockford in 1918 (December). On 
the 24th of December, 1918, I received for mounting a large 
male shot between Charles City and Floyd. The stomach 
contained the flesh and feathers of a pigeon, along with some 
hair, probably of a rabbit. 
99. Nyctea nyctea (Linn.) Snowy Owl. A rare winter 
resident. December 23, 1913, I saw a specimen near the Cedar 
River, about two miles south of Charles City. In May, 1917, 
I saw the remains of one of these birds nailed to a fence in 
Nora Springs, and on inquiry learned that the bird had been 
killed in the preceding February. The Charles City High 
School has two specimens, one without locality or date, the 
other taken near Carrville in 1908. 
