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Amherst : " Winter visitor, occasional." Berkshire : " Rare and irreg- 

 ular winter visitant." Bristol County: "Rare and irregular winter visit- 

 ant." Brookline : " An accidental visitant." Cajnbridge : A rare and 

 irregular winter visitant. Cohasset: Two instances. Essex County: 

 " Winter. Common." Ipswich : Recorded. Martha's Vineyard : Some- 

 times taken. Springfield . " Rare winter visitor." Templeton : " Rare 

 winter visitor." Wellesley : " Rare and irregular migrant." 



185. Megascops asio (Linn.). Screech Owl. 

 A common permanent resident. 



Amherst: "Common." Berkshire: "Not rare permanent resident." 

 Bristol County : "Common permanent resident." Brookline; "Com- 

 mon permanent resident." Cambridge: " Common permanent resident." 

 Cohasset: " Common resident." Dedham : " Common resident." Essex 

 County: "Resident. Common." Ipswich: "Common permanent res- 

 ident." Martha's Vineyard: "Uncommon resident." Springfield: 

 "Abundant resident." Templeton: "Resident. Not uncommon." Wel- 

 lesley : " Common resident." 



186. Syrnium nebulosum (Forst.). Barred Owl. 



An uncommon resident, sometimes common in the autumn dur- 

 ing the migrations. 



Amherst :" Regular winter resident." Berkshire: "Not uncommon, 

 permanent resident." Bristol County : " Rather common permanent res- 

 ident.'' Brookline: "Uncommon winter visitant." Cambridge: Rare 

 permanent resident, sometimes common in November and December. 

 Cohasset : "Rather rare resident." Dedham : " Occasionally found." 

 Essex County :" Resident. Common." Springfield: " Rather uncomrnon 

 resident, occasionally quiet numerous in late autumn." Templeton : 

 " Common resident." Wellesley: "Rare resident, less uncommon fall 

 migrant." 



187. Scotiaptex cinerea (Gmel). Great Gray Owl. 



A very rare winter visitant from the north. The seventeen 

 records are: Marblehead, one in Februar)', 183 1 ;^ Marblehead. 

 one in January, 1835;^ near Boston, two in 1839;'' Massachu- 

 setts, seven about the winter, 1842-43 ;3 Cambridge^ one in 

 1847;^ Wenham, O'os.va. February, 1859;^ Seekonk, one about 



i Putnam ; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. I, 1856, p. 204. 



2 Allen; Amer. Nat., Vol. Ill, No. 11, Jan., 1870. p. 570, p. 16 of separate. 



'Cabot; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. I, 1844, p. 99. 



"Cabot; Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. II, 1848, p. 206. 



^Maynard; Nat. Guide, 1870, p. 130. 



