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at Scotch Lake, York county., N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Winter 

 visitant at Montreal, but scarce ; both forms occur here. (Wintle.) 

 After hunting and watching for some years, in December, 1902, I 

 obtained my first specimen of this owl, taken at Ottawa, Ont. ; it 

 was in the gray or normal phase, and in fine plumage. {G. R. 

 White.) In the same month a fine specimen was taken by Mr. 

 Young, at Hurdman Bridge, near Ottawa, and another was seen 

 sitting in a tree on Daly avenue, Ottawa, in open day. (Macoun.) 

 This species has been definitely established as breeding at Ottawa. 

 In July and August, 1906, Mr. Geo. White found at various times 

 four to five in a rarely used outbuilding to which they had found 

 an entrance but could not find an exit. (Rev. G. Eifrig.) 



This is the most abundant of the owls in the vicinity of Hamil- 

 ton, and as many as forty were seen during the winter of 1883-84; 

 in 1885-86 not a single individual was seen. (Mcllwraith.) Rare 

 at Emsdale; Mr. Kay reports it as resident at Port Sydney, Mus- 

 koka and Parry Sound districts; breeds about Toronto in limited 

 numbers. The red phase of plumage is rare, usually cccurring 

 for several years in succession and then disappearing. (/. H. 

 Fleming.) A fairly common resident in the London district, but 

 only accasionally noted in Bruce county, Ont. (W. E. Saunders.) 

 Mr. Hunter claims the screech owl for Manitoba saying: "I saw a 

 pair at Sabaskong bay. Lake of the Woods, and in 1871 heard them 

 at Point du Chene." (E. T. Seion.) Rare at Aweme, Man. (Grid- 

 dle.) The writer reported this species from near Fort Pelly, Man., 

 but discovered later that it was the Acadian owl. 



Breeding Notes. — One of the owls that is becoming more numer- 

 ous than formerly, and breeding in suitable woodlands in eastern 

 Ontario. I both hear of and have seen it on Wolfe island, and have 

 seen the young near Lansdowne. It is a common thing to hear 

 it at night in the fall. Recently it has been found breeding in the 

 grounds of Rockwood Asylum, Kingston, Ont. (Rev. C. J. Young.) 

 Well distributed in the London district ; breeds in cavities in trees. 

 (W. E. Saunders.) 



373d. Kennicott Screech. Owl. 



Megascopslasio kennicottii (Elliot) Stejn. 1885. 

 The type of this bird in the tawny brown phase, was taken at 

 Sitka and described by D. T. Elliott. Within the last few years 



