112 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



RAPTORES. STRIGES. 



STRIGIDAE. 



Megascops asio (Linne). Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. 

 Amer., 1895, p. 218; A. K. Fisher, Hawks and owls of U. S., 

 1893, pi. 23. Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 12, fig. 8. 



Open woods, orchards, and shade trees; nests in ca^dties of trees. 



Me. — Rare resident. 



N. H. — Uncommon resident of southern part, becoming rare 

 in southern valleys of White ~SlXs. 



Vt. — Uncommon resident at lower elevations. 

 Mass. — Common resident. Eggs, April la-May 5. 

 R. I. — Common resident. Eggs, April 7-May 2. 

 Coxx. — Common resident. Eggs, April 7-26. 



213. Bubo virgixiaxus (Gmelin) Bonaparte. 

 Great homed owl; Cat owl; Eagle owl; Hoot owl. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. Xo. Amer., 1895, p. 219; A. K. 

 Fisher, Hawks and owls of U. S., 1893, pi. 24. Egg, Bendire, 

 1892, vol. 1, pi. 12, fig. 12. 



Strix virginiana Gmel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 1, p. 287. 

 "in OMNI America, in Astracaxia ad Ca:\ischa.tca]m usque, 



ET POLO ARCTICO PROPIUS." 



Hea^y woods; nests in ca\'ities of trees, in open nests on the 

 branches, or rarely on the ground. 



Me., X. H. — Uncommon resident. Eggs, Mar. 11-23. 

 Vt. — Uncommon resident. 



Mass. — Uncommon resident. Eggs, Feb. 17-April 20. 

 R. I. — Rare resident. Eggs, Feb. 28-Mar. 11. 

 Coxx. — Uncommon resident. Eggs, Feb. 19-IMar. 8 (April 12, 

 second lajdng). 



214. Bubo virgixlln^us subarcticus (Hoy) Ridgway. 



Arctic homed owl. 



Bubo subarcticus Hay, Proc. acad. nat. sci. Phila., 1852, vol. 6, 

 p. 211. "Wisconsin." 



