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This nest contained six white eggs, almost spherical in 

 shape, which were received with joy. It is worthy of 

 notice that the last female was in the red plumage; also 

 that the orchard was nearly destitute of birds, probably 

 the effect of two pairs of Owls breeding in such proximi- 

 ty. We took the train for home where we arrived safe 

 with our specimens, much pleased with the result of an 

 afternoon's collecting. 



GT. HORNED OWL. 



Walter Wood, Hillsdale, Mich. 



This is without an exception the best known of all our 

 large owls. It is a bold and daring bird and in thinly 

 populated districts does great damage among the poultry 

 of the farmer. In deep swampy forests clear of cultivat- 

 ed lands, this bird takes up its residence, coming forth 

 only at night. 



Its voice is of a hollow, weird character and may be 

 heard throughout the night in localities where the bird 

 has made its home. The eggs are two to four in number, 

 pu/e white, nearly spherical, and a trifle larger than those 

 of the Red-shouldered Hawk. • ■•-* 



They are usually deposited in cavities of trees or de- 

 serted Hawks' nests, but when the bird constructs a nest 

 of its own the main fork of a large limb high up in some 



