the Smithsonian institution, about 

 them and received replies that nn 

 record had been received of the bur- 

 rowing owl in Manitoba. In the spring 

 of 1900 another specimen was. secured 

 near the same point and each season 

 an individual specimen has been col- 

 lected and others observed in the: 

 same vicinity. On May 9, 1902 a 

 specimen was collected near Grant's 



mony prevails after dogs, snakes and 

 owls are inside. That is the dogs in 

 the snakes, the snakes in the owls and 

 the owls comfortably at home in the 

 burrow of the squirrel, because as 

 elsewhere stated, the rattle snake 

 preys upo.. the dogs old and young, 

 'and the owl in turn kills and eats 

 both dog and snake and occupies the 

 burrow as a nesting site. The numb- 



Passenger Pigeon and Morning Dove. 



fake, north of Rosser, and last spring, 

 May, 1903, another specimen from 

 near the same locality, and one from 

 Portage la Prairie were received. So 

 that we may conclude that the species 

 has become permanent and will, with 

 protection and favorable conditions 

 increase. In the west this is a very 

 abundant species of which tradition 

 speaks as living a life of harmony 

 with rattle snakes and prairie dogs, 

 but tradition's harmony is not 

 as sublime or idealistic as many 

 suppose since the most supreme har- 



ers of the species in Manitoba will be 

 somewhat restricted for a time be- 

 cause of the fact that very few of 

 the burrows of our large grey spermo- 

 phyle are large enough_ for a burrow 

 for the owl and he has 'to hunt about 

 until larger and more commodious 

 quarters are available. But as I have 

 stated in a previous pamphlet, he 

 would be a welcome addition to our 

 list of birds of prey because of his ex- 

 pert knowledge of gopher and spemo- 

 phyle capture and his huge capacity 

 for this class of food. 



