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1890," and in the collection of Mrs. Russell Brewster, of Wind- 

 sor, Vt. ; Hollis^ Dr. W. H. Fox ('83) records a female shot on 

 Dec. 15, 1879. The weather was mild at the time, and there 

 were about three inches of snow on the ground ; Milford, Mr. 

 J. P. Melzer writes that he has mounted two or three killed in 

 the vicinity during the last twenty-five 3^ears ; Webste7\ Mr. C. 

 F. Goodhue has mounted a specimen taken here, a number of 

 5^ears ago. 



Dates: December 15 to March i. 



131. Nyctala acaclica (Gmel.). Saw- whet Owl. 



A resident throughout the state, of general distribution, but 

 apparently nowhere common. At Hampton Falls, on the coast, 

 Mr. W. E. Cram finds it the 5^ear round ; at Mollis, Dr. W. H. 

 Fox saw^ one in June, 1875, and states that it is rather common 

 there in autumn. Mr. C. F. Goodhue has found it to breed 

 rarely at Webster, and Mr. Ned Dearborn ('98) considers that 

 in point of numbers it comes next to the Barred Owl in Belknap 

 and Merrimack Counties. In the White Mountain region, it is 

 occasional in summer; P'rank Bolles ('90, p. T13) records a sin- 

 gle bird at Chocorua on July 18, 1889 (?); and Mr. F. H. Allen 

 observed one late in June, 1888, at Campton. Mr. V. D. Lowe, 

 of Randolph, tells me also that he has sometimes heard it in 

 summer on Mt. Adams, about "Perch Camp," 4,400 feet, 

 slightly below^ the tree limit. At Lanca.ster, in the upper Con- 

 necticut valley, Mr. F. B. Spaulding ('93) has found it nesting 

 on several occasions. 



123. Megascops asio (Linn.). Screech Owe. 



An uncommon permanent resident of the Transition regions 

 of the state, following the valley bottoms well up into the White 

 Mountains, where, however, it becomes rather rare. Mr. C. F. 

 Goodhue finds it at Webster, and it is occasional throughout the 

 south-central parts of the state, as at Acworth, Charlestown, 

 Mollis, Keene, Newfound Lake and Peterborough. Farther 

 north, in the central part of New Hampshire, Mr. E. A. Preble 

 writes me that it is fairly common about Ossipee, and yet far- 

 ther, a pair or two are found nearly every summer at Intervale. 



