Todd : Birds of Erie and Presque Isle. 557 



103. Syrnium varium. Barred Owl. 



A specimen of this owl, taken October 20, 1891, was secured by 

 Mr. Bacon from a gunner, and mounted birds of local origin are 

 often seen in the hands of private parties, so that it is probably regu- 

 larly distributed as a permanent resident. 



104. Scotiaptex nebulosa. Great Gray Owl. 



A very rare or accidental winter visitor. "Mr. Geo. B. Sennett 

 tells me one was found a few years ago in the smoke stack of a steam- 

 boat at Erie city." (Warren, Birds of Pennsylvania, 1890, 152). 



[Cryptoglaux tengmalmi richardsoni. Richardson's Owl. 



Nyctala tengmalmi richardsoni, A. O. U. Check-List, 1883, 200, and of most 

 recent authors. 



Cryptoglaux tengmalmi richardsoni, Richmond, Auk, XVIII, 1901, 193. 



This owl is a very rare winter visitor in the northern United States. An example 

 in the Carnegie Museum, taken in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, March 12, 1896, 

 by Mr. D. A. Atkinson, is the only known record for the State (see Rhoads, Auk, 

 XVI, 1899, 311), but if found anywhere in Pennsylvania it should be at Erie.] 



105. Cryptoglaux acadica. Saw- whet Owl. 



Nyctala acadica, A. O. U. Check-List, 1883, 200, and of most recent authors. 

 Cryptoglaux acadica, RICHMOND, Auk, XVIII, 1901, 193. 



This diminutive owl is doubtless a resident species, but has been 

 most frequently detected during the colder portions of the year. Its 

 small size and retiring disposition combine to shield it from frequent 

 observation, so that it may be much more common than the available 

 records indicate. Mr. Sennett has two examples, labeled respectively 

 January 3 and June 4, 1875. Mr. Bacon took one specimen October 

 27, 1888, and has received from other parties individuals captured 

 February 5, 1892, and November 15, 1894, these, with a single bird 

 noted October 18, 1902, comprising all the instances of its occurrence 

 that have come to his notice. 



106. Otus asio. Screech Owl. 



Megascops asio, Stejneger, Auk, II, 1885, 184. — A. O. U. Check-List, 1883, 200, 

 and of most recent authors. 



Otus asio, Stone, Auk, XX, 1903, 275. 



Doubtless a permanent resident here as elsewhere, quite common, 

 but not often observed. One was seen April 4, 1900, in a hollow 

 stub on the wooded bluff at the head of the bay. The species was 

 heard calling on the Peninsula near Misery Bay on the evenings of 

 September 30 and November 5. Mr. Sennett has one specimen, March 

 20, 1876. 



