298 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



his bivouac. (Richardson.) This owl, or one very like it, was 

 repeatedly observed in the country between Fort Good Hope and 

 Anderson river. (Macfarlane.) North to Fort Simpson on the 

 Mackenzie; rather rare. (Ross.) A rare winter visitant at Chilli- 

 wack, B.C. ; a considerable irruption of this owl occurred throughout 

 the southern interior during the winter of 1898-99; rare in the 

 Okanagan district in winter; resident throughout the winter in 

 the Cariboo district, B.C. ; taken at Quesnel, Cariboo district, 

 B.C., in 1901. (Brooks.) This handsome httle bird is common 

 throughout all northern Alaska, wherever trees or bushes occur to 

 afford it shelter. (Nelson.) This owl does not occur at St. Michael, 

 on the coast. It inhabits the wooded districts. (Turner.) 



Breeding Notes. — ^This small owl is occasionally met with in 

 eastern Ontario in the late fall. I have seen a specimen shot near 

 Kingston. It breeds not uncommonly on the Magdalen islands, 

 usually selecting a hole that bad been made by the "flicker" in a 

 dead spruce stub. I saw two sets of eggs, of four and five respect- 

 ively taken in 1898. The set of four together with part of the 

 remains of the parent bird, killed by ravens that occupied an ad- 

 joining tree, I now have. These were laid early in- April. The 

 other set was taken on May 3rd, the old bird being captured on the 

 nest at the same time. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Dr. George informs 

 me that the Richardson owl nests in northern Alberta. (W. Raine.) 



372. Saw- whet Owl. 



Cryptoglaux acadica (Gmel.) Richmond. 1901. 



Specimen (No. 32,301) in Smithsonion Institution collection was 

 obtained at Moose Factory, James bay, by James McKenzie. (Pack- 

 ard.) A not uncommon summer migrant in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) 

 A resident but becoming rare in Nova Scotia. (Downs.) A common 

 resident in Nova Scotia. (Gilpin.) Present throughout the year 

 at Wolfville, York county, N.S. ; most common in winter. (H. F. 

 Tups.) A pair heard at Sydney, Cape Breton island, June 12th, 

 1902. (C. R. Harte.) Resides throughout the year, but more 

 common in winter at St. John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) Permanent 

 resident; not common; breeds at Scotch Lake, York county, N.B. 

 (W.H.Moore.) Taken at Beauport ; resident in Quebec. (Dionne.) 

 Permanent and common resident at Montreal. I have taken this 



