AVES. 109 



RAPTORES. STRIGES. 



STRIGIDAE. 



207. Asio FLAMMEUS (Pontoppidan) A. O. U. comm. 

 Short-eared owl; Bog owl; Gray marsh owl; Marsh owl. 



Strix flammea Pontopp., Danske atlas, 1763, vol. 1, p. 617, 

 pi. 25. Based on Linne: [Sweden]. 



Asio accipitrinus (Pallas). Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. 

 Anaer., 1895, p. 215; A. K. Fisher, Hawks and owls of U. S., 1893, 

 pi. 21. Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 12, fig. 3. 



Open country and marshes; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Uncommon resident, more common migrant near coast. 



N. H. — Uncommon migrant. April; Nov. 



Vt. — Uncommon migrant ( ? ranters) . 



Mass. — Uncommon migrant mainly near coast, rare in winter; 

 rare summer resident. Mar. 15- April 15; summer; Sept. 24-Nov. 

 30 (mnter). 



R. I. — Uncommon migrant and rare summer resident; may 

 winter rarely. April; Oct. 26-Dec. 23. Eggs, April 28. 



Conn. — Uncommon migrant; rare summer and winter resident. 



208. Strix varia Barton. 



Barred owl; Bam owl (Me.); Black-eyed owl; Hoot owl; 

 Round-headed owl. 



Strix varius Barton, Fragm. nat. hist. Penna., 1799, p. 11. 

 "Pennsylvania." 



Syrnium nehulosum (Forst.). Chapman, Handb. birds east. 

 No. Amer., 1895, p. 215; A. K. Fisher, Hawks and owls of U. S., 

 1893, pi. 22. Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 12, fig. 4. 



Heavy woods, preferably near water; nests in hollows of trees 

 or in abandoned hawk or crow nests. 



Me. — Rather common resident. Eggs, Mar. 27. 

 N. H. — Rather common resident up to 3000 feet. 

 Vt. — Rather common resident. 



