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17. Haliodtus leucocephalus Savigny. Bald Eagle, 

 Not very rare, a few immature specimens being procured 



every fall ; the adult more rarely.* 



18. Pandio7i carolinensis l^ONAP . Fish Hawk, 

 Seen in spring and fall; not observed to breed here. 



19. Bubo virginicuvus Bonap. Great-horned Owl. 

 Resident ; not very common. 



20. Scops asio Bonap. Mottled Owl. 

 Not common, 



21. Otus Wilsonianus Lesson. Long-eared Owl. 

 Not common. 



22. jBrachi/otus Cassinii BWEWEB.. Short-eared Owl, 

 More common than either of the three preceding Owls. 



23. 8yrnium cinereum Aud. Great Gray Owl. 

 Rather rare. Found only in winter. 



24. Syrnium nehidosum Gray. Barred Owl. 

 Rather common. Resident. 



25. JSFyctale Richardsoni Bonap. Sparrow Owl. 

 Rare winter visitant. 



26. Nyctale alhifrons Cassin. Kirtland's Owl. 

 Several specimens of this rare little Owl have been 



found in Canada within the past few years, one of which 

 is now in my possession. They were obtained in the fall. 

 It may be a rare resident species. 



27. Nyctale acadica Bonap. Saw- whet Owl. 

 Not common. 



28. JSfyctea nivea Gray. Snowy Owl. 



Winter visitant. Abundant in some seasons, rare in 

 others. 



29. Surnia idida Bonap. Hawk Owl. 



Rare winter visitant. [Cuckoo. 



30. Goccygus americanus Bonap. Yellow-billed 

 Have only seen one specimen of this bird in Canada. 



*A few years siuce, a youth who was concealed among the rushes 

 of one of the inlets of the bay, watching for ducks, shot a specimen of 

 the Bald Eagle as it sailed over him ; on taking it up he found an unusual 

 appendage dangling from the neck, w^hich, on examination;, proved to be 

 the bleached skull of a weasel ; the teetli had a firm hold of the skin of 

 the Eagle's neck, about four inches below the bill, and had evidently 

 hung there for some time, as the skin about the wound was discol- 

 oured, and the feathers much confused and broken. 



