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typical specimens from there ; darker forms occur but not so 

 often as farther west. There have been several horned owls 

 taken in Toronto that are almost, if not quite, pure arcticus. Some 

 specimens from Edmonton, Alta., are very light coloured ; in 

 fact from Winnipeg to Calgary light ones are found in abundance 

 in winter. The relationship of the hornetl owls seems to be in 

 a very confused state. (/. H. Fleming?) 



One shot near Duck Mountain, Manitoba, in the fall of 1883 ; 

 another individual was taken by Macoun in October, 1880, in the 

 Touchwood Hills, Assa. {Thompson-Seton.) This very beautiful 

 owl appears to be rare, one specimen having been seen flying at 

 mid-day in the immediate vicinity of Carlton House and was 

 brought down by an arrow by an Indian boy. {Ricfiardson.) This 

 owl or the other variety was repeatedly observed in the country 

 between Fort Good Hope and the Anderson River. {M ac far lane ^ 

 This pale-coloured form is sometimes seen in northern Alberta 

 where it breeds. {W. Raine.) 



375c. Dusky Horned Owl. 



Bubo virginianus saturatus Ridgw. 1877. 



Not rare at Fort Chimo, Ungava. Resident. Downy young 

 obtained June 20th, 1884. {Packard^ A rare winter visitant at 

 Montreal. I purchased a fine specimen of this owl February 8th, 

 1892, in the Bonsecours market, which was shot at Boucherville 

 four days previously. (Wintle.) Large numbers of horned owls 

 come into the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts every winter 

 from the north, probably from Hudson Bay, some of them are as 

 dark as the dark Labrador form. I have one of this form taken 

 in Toronto. (/. //. Fleming.) 



This species is an extremely dark-coloured form of the horned 

 owl, found along the damp, heavily wooded south coast of the 

 Alaskan territory, and extending its range southward to Washing- 

 ton. (Nelson.) An abundant resident west of the Coast Range. 

 (Fannin.) 



Breeding Notes. ^ A fine skin of the dark-coloured race of 

 genus Budo with the two eggs was collected for me by Mr. 

 Dicks at Sandwich Bay, Labrador. The eggs were taken May 

 1st, 1896, and the nest was built in the top of a spruce, a large 

 structure of sticks, weeds and rubbish. (W. Raitie.) 



