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species that lives in holes in the ground. In the Atlantic States, the Barn- 

 Owl is not abundant north of the Carolinas ; I found it on the coast of North 

 Carolina, in the salt marshes. It occurs, however, regularly, if rarely, in 

 New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Dr. TurnbuU observes :— 'Not 

 rare, and more frequent in spring and autumn. Its nest is generally found 

 in a hollow tree, near marshy meadows.' Its occurrence in New England 

 must be regarded as exceptional ; and it has not been observed in that section 

 further north than Massachusetts. In 1843 (Amer. Journ. xliv. p. 253) the 

 Rev. J. H. Linsley reported the capture of a specimen at Stratford, 

 Connecticut. According to Mr. Allen, as above quoted. Dr. Wood took one 

 at Sachem's Head, Connecticut, October 28, 1865. The first specimen known 

 from Massachusetts was procured near Springfield, in May 1866, as stated 

 in my paper above quoted ; another was shot near Lynn, in the same State, 

 in 1863, as recorded by Mr. Allen. This completes the New-England 

 quotations to date." 



Dr. Brewer, in his notes on the range of this bird, gives a few additional 

 observations which are worth quoting:-^'' It is quite plentiful in Texas and New 

 Mexico, and is one of the most abundant birds in California. It was not met 

 with by Dr. Woodhouse in the expedition to the Zuni river ; but this may be 

 attributed to the desolate character of the country through which he passed, 

 as the bird is chiefly found about habitations and is never met with in wooded 



or wild regions Dr. Cooper speaks of finding this Owl abundant 



throughout Southern California, especially near the coast ; and Dr. Newberry 

 frequently met with it about San Francisco, San Diego, and Monterey, where 

 it was more common than any other species. He met with it on San-Pablo 

 Bay, inhabiting holes in the perpendicular cliff's bordering the south shore. 

 It was also found in the Klamath Basin, but not in great numbers. Mr. J. 

 H. Clark found the Barn-Owl nesting in May, in holes burrowed into the 



bluff banks of the Rio Frio, Texas Lieut. Couch found them common 



on the Lower Rio Grande, but rare near Monterey, Mexico It is not 



uncommon in the vicinity of Washington." 



