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Cryptoglaux funerea richardsoni (Bonaparte). Richard- 

 son's Owl. 



An extremely rare accidental visitor. 



The only records for this state are: mid-winter, about i860, 

 near East Windsor, one captured and presented to Dr. Wood:* 

 Nov. 12, 1906, Kent, a male found dead by an Indian woman 

 (obtained by H. K. J., in coll. of L. B. B.)} 



Cr5rptoglaux acadica acadica (Gmelin). Saw-whet Owl. 



A rather rare resident, most frequently observed in the win- 

 ter, but breeding rarely. 



Of the 42 records which we have for this species, 39 were 

 between October 12 and March 28, the other 3 being summer 

 records. This Owl has been recorded from the vicinity of Port- 

 land (19 times, J. H. S.), New Haven (9), Stamford (3), 

 Bridgeport (2), Milford (2), Chester, Stony Creek, Fairfield, 

 Winsted (i each), Litchfield (4), thus showing a pretty general 

 distribution. Merriam' is of the opinon that the apparent scarce- 

 ness of the bird may rather be due to its " diminutive size and 

 nocturnal habits." ■ 



Summer records. April i, 1894, Chester, a set of five eggs 

 taken by H. Bennett (in coll. of H. W. F.) ; June 8, 1896, Bridge- 

 port, one seen, and later its nest probably identified (Beers) ; 

 May, 189s (?), Winsted, a pair with- three young seen in an old 

 Crow's nest (Williams).* 



These little owls seem to suffer both from the weather and 

 from the persecution of larger owls. One in the coll. of Porter 

 was found dead in very cold weather, and their remains have been 

 found in the woods several times by L. B. B. One found April 

 10, 1893, had been apparently killed by an owl; and another 

 was found in the stomach of a Barred Owl, which had been shot 

 at Lake Saltonstall, March 3, 1883. 



Development of both ovaries has been seen once by L. B. B. 



Otus asio asio (Linnaeus). Screech Owl. 

 A tolerably common resident. 



Nest. In a hollow tree, most frequently an apple tree in an 

 orchard. 



^Merriam, Birds of Conn., p. 73. 

 2 Job, The Sport of Bird Study, p. 298. 

 sMerriam, Birds of Conn., p. 74. 

 ^Job, The Sport of Bird Study, p. 299. 



