BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 47 



45- Strix pratincola (Bonap.) American Barn Owl. 



San Diego. L. B. — Seen once, but not seen in any 

 part of Lower California. 



Poway. F. E. Biaisdell. — Common resident. 



Cooper, 1870. Abundant throughout the southern 

 part of California, especially near the coast. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. — Common resident of 

 the valley. 



Agua Caliente, San Diego County, Cal. March 18 to 

 April 15, 1886. Heard nearly every night; probably 

 a resident pair. 



Henshaw, 1876. Appears to be common throughout 

 southern California and in some portions, as in the 

 swamps near Los Angeles, and again in the San Ber- 

 nardino Valley, I found it in great numbers. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. — Common along the 

 coast, mostly nesting in holes in the cliffs. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. — Fresh eggs January 25, 

 1885, and young found in a nest February 8. 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bryant. — 

 Common resident. 



Central California. L. B. — Rather common in the 

 valleys, especially in willows along the rivers. 



Newberry. Apparently more abundant on the west- 

 ern coast than in the Atlantic States, and more common 

 in California than in Oregon. It also inhabits the 

 Klamath Basin. 



Henshaw^ 1879. At Camp Bidwell it seemed to be a 

 tolerably common species. That it occurs on the east 

 side of the Sierras I obtained ample proof during the 

 past season. 



46. Asio wilsonianus (Less.) American Long-eared 

 Owl. 



San Diego and northern 100 miles of Lower Califor- 

 nia, tolerably common resident. — L. B. 



