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the Ottawa district. (^Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Along the 

 southern boundary of Ontario the barred owl is by no means 

 rare, but farther north I have not heard of it being observed. 

 {McUwraith.) A common resident in Parry Sound and Muskoka 

 districts. Common around Toronto, also at C^che Lake, Algon- 

 quin Park. (/. H. Fleming.) The most northern point I have 

 met this bird is Whitney on the Parry Sound Railway, northern 

 Ontario. {J. Hughes- Samuel.) A rare resident in the London 

 district. {W. E. Sautiders.) Rare and probably migratory. A sum- 

 mer resident though rare ; more common east of Winnipeg, Man. 

 {Thompson-Seion.) This species was described from a specimen 

 sent from Hudson Bay by Mr. Graham. I have never observed 

 the bird in my travels in America. {Richardson.) 



Breeding Notes.— A few of these birds are met with every 

 year along the St. Lawrence, but it is not common. The nest 

 has been found in a hole in a tree near Kingston, Ont., and a 

 few years ago I saw five yourlg birds that were shot about a mile 

 outside of the town of Brockville, Ont., in July. {Rev. C. J. 

 Young.) Rare ; no authentic record of its breeding near London, 

 Ont., though doubtless it does so. {W. E. Saunders.) 



MUSEUM specimens. 



Three ; one purchased with the Holman collection in 1885 ; 

 one taken at Ottawa, Ont., by G. R. White ; another fine speci- 

 men taken at Ottawa was presented to the museum by Mr. George 

 D. Larose. 



One set of three eggs taken near Chatham, Ont., by W. Raine, 

 April 4th, 1897. Nest in a hole in a tree about 35 feet from the 

 ground. 



369a. Spotted Owl. 



Syrnium occidental caurimim Merriman, i8g8. 

 I saw a specimen of this owl which was taken a few miles down 

 the Eraser from Chilliwack, B.C. ; apparently confined to the 

 Lower Eraser valley, where it is a rare and local resident. {Brooks.) 



CXXXIV. SCOTIAPTEX Swainson. 1837. 

 3' 0. Great Grey Owl. 



Scotiaptex cinerea (Gmel.) Swains. 1837. 

 Specimen No. (32,306) in the Smithsonian Institution collec- 

 tion was obtained by James McKenzie at Moose Factory, James 

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