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ahd five respectively taken in 1898. The set of four together with 

 part of the remains of the parent bird, killed by ravens that 

 occupied an adjoining tree, I now have. These were laid early in 

 April. The other set was taken on May 3rd, the old bird being 

 captured on the nest at the same time. {^Rev. C.J. Young.) This 

 owl, or one very like it, was repeatedly observed in the country 

 between Foft Good Hope arid the Anderson River. {Macfarlane.) 

 Dr. George informs me that Richardson's owl nests in northern 

 Alberta. {W.Raine.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Two ; one purchased with the Holman collection in iSBg and 

 the other procured in Toronto, Ont., by S. Herring. 



--5 7 2, Saw- whet Owl. 



Nyctalet acadica (Gmel.) Bonap. 1838. 



Specimen (No. 32,301) in Smithsonion Institution collection was 

 obtained at Moose Factory, James Bay, by James McKenzie. 

 {Packard?) A not uncommon summer migrant in Newfoundland. 

 {Reeks.) A resident but becoming rare in Nova Scotia. {Downs.) 

 A common resident in Nova Scotia. {Gilpin.) Present through- 

 out the year at Wolfville, York Co., N.S.; most common in 

 winter. A nest was taken in April, 1902, containing six eggs. 

 {H. Tufts.) A pair heard at Sydney, Cape Breton Island, June 

 I2th, 1902. {C. R. Harte) Resides throughout the year, but 

 more common in winter at St. John, New Brunswick. {Chamber- 

 lain!) Permanent resident ; not common ; breeds at Scotch 

 Lake, York Co., N.B. {W. H. Moore.) Taken at Beauport ; 

 resident in Quebec. {Dionne.) Permanent and common resi- 

 dent at Montreal. I have taken this little owl. May 24th, 18841 

 in the woods below Hochelaga ; also on Isle Jesus and Mount 

 Royal. {Wintle.) 



A moderately common resident in the Ottawa district. {Ottawa 

 Naturalist, Vol. V.) This species though a resident in Ontario is 

 of infrequent occurrence and in some winters is. not seen at Hamil- 

 ton while in others it has been taken in numbers. {Mcllwraith.) 

 Not common at Emsdale; reported as resident at Port Sydney, 

 Parry Sound and Muskoka districts; generally distributed but not 

 abundant in Ontario ; large flocks have been seen on Toronto 

 Island in the autumn; observed at Cache Lake, Algonquin Park. 



