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southern Ohio, southern California, etc., casually to North Carolina 

 (Newbem, February, 1892), South Carolina (Weston, Eichland 

 County), Georgia (Buck Hummock, n^ar Tybee, Jan. 1, 1911), and 

 Louisiana (near Madisonville, December, 1889). Mexican and Gua- 

 temalan bcalities: Mexico (Chimalpa, Valley of Mexico); Oaxaca 

 (Cinco Sefiores) ; Jahsco (Los Masos) ; Queratero (Pindl de Amoles) ; 

 Guatemala (Quezaltenango). 



[Sirix] acadica Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, pt. 1, 1788, 296 (North America; based 

 on Acadian Owl Latham, Syn., i, pt. i, 149, no. 38, pi. 5, fig. 2). — Bonapaetb, 

 Journ. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., iii, pt. ii, 1824, 355; Obs. Wilson's Am. Om., 

 1826, [15]. 



/Stria; acadica Daudin, Trait6 d'Om., 1800, 206. — Viblelot, Oie. Am. Sept., i, 

 1807, 49.— Bonaparte, Ann. Lye. N. Y., ii, pt. i, 1826, 38; ii, 1828, 436 

 (crit.); Obs. 2d ed. Cuv., 1830, 52. — Swainson and Eichaedson, Famia 

 Bor.-Am., ii, 1831, 97.— Jaedine, ed. Wilson's Am. Om., ii, 1832, 66.— 

 NuTTALL, Man. Om. U. S. and Can., Land Birds, 1832, 137; 2d ed., 1840, 

 • 145.— AuDtJBON, Om. Biog., ii, 1834, 567, pi. 199; v, 1839, 397.— Peabody, 

 Rep. Om. Mass., 1839, 70.— Db Kat, Zool. N. Y., ii, 1844, pi. 11, fig. 23. 



[Scotophihis] acadica Swainson, Classit. Birds, ii, 1837, 217. 



Nyctale acadica Bonaparte, Geog. and Comp. List, 1838, 7. — Gambel, Joum. 

 Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., i, 1847, 31 (Monterey, CaUfomia). — Kaup, Contr. Om., 

 1852, 104; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond., iv, 1869, 206.— Hot, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci, 

 Phila., vi, 1853, 307 (Eacine, Wisconsin).— OiesiN, lUnstr. Birds , Calif ., 

 Texas, etc., 1854, 285; in Baird, Kep. Pacific R. R. Surv., ix, 1858, 58.— 

 Strickland, Om. Syn., 1855, 176. — Newberry, Rep. Pacific R. R. Surv., 

 vi, chapt. ii, 1857, 77 (Oregon). — Brewer, N. Am. Oology, i, 1857, 74.— 

 Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1858, 295 (Cinco Sefiores, Oaxaca). — Baied, 

 Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, no. 57.— Xantus, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 

 190 (Ft. Tejon, Calitomia). — Cooper, Rep. Pacific E. R. Surv., xii, pt. ii, 

 1860, 156 (Ft. Vancouver, Washington, Feb.; Dallea, Washington, Dec); 

 Om. Calif., 1870, 436 (Ft. Tejon; Ft. Vancouver).— Vehrill, Proc. Essex 

 Inst., iii, 1862, 143 (Oxford Co., Maine, resident). — Lord, Proc. Roy. ArtU. 

 Inst. Woolwich, 1864 (Brit. Columbia).— Coues, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 

 1866, 50 (Ft. Whipple, Arizona); Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xii, 1868, 120 (South 

 Carolina); Check List, 1873, no. 328; Birds Northwest, 1874, 315.— Law- 

 RENOB, Ann. Lyc.N. Y., viii, 1866, 281 (vicinity of New York City).— 

 Beown, Ibis, 1868, 419 (Vancouver I.).— Ridgway, Am. Nat., vi, 1872, 284, 

 285 (crit. as to plumage of young; synonymy); in Baird, Brewer, and Ridg- 

 way, Hist. N. Am. Birds, iii, 1874, 43; Om. Fortieth Parallel, 1877, 572 

 (Thousand Spring Valley, Nevada, Sept. 24, 1868); Field and Forest, ii, 

 1877, 210 (Colorado, breeding); Proc. U. S. Nat, Mua., iii, 1880, 191; Nom. 

 N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 401.— Snow, Birds Kansas, 1873, 2 (rare).- Shaepe, 

 Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., ii, 1875, 287 (Comax, Brit. Columbia; w. Mexico; 

 etc.).— Coale, Bull. Nutt. Om. Club, ii, 1877, 83 (Chicago, Illinois; habits, 

 etc.).— Dbane, Bull. Nutt. Om. Club, ii, 1877, 84 (Newton, Hingham, and 

 Deer I., e. Massachusetts, April, June, July; probably breeding).— Bendiee, 

 Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., 1877, 131 (Camp Hamey, Oregon, in winter).— 

 Langdon, Birds Cincinnati, 1877, 12 (Avondale, Hamilton Co., Ohio).— 

 Beewstee, Bull. Nutt. Om. Club, vi, 1881, 143-145 (Tyngsboro, Massachu- 

 setts, breeding; habits; descr. nest and eggs); vii, 1882, 23-25 (habits, 

 changes of plumage, etc.).— Peancis, Bull. Nutt. Om. Club, vi, 1881, 185 

 (Braintree, Maflsachusetts, breeding; descr. nest).— Reid, Bull. U. S. Nat. 



