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Short-eared Owl (Asio accipitrinus , Pall). 



Common throughout the Province on Island and Mainland. 

 Rather common near Victoria throughout the winter. 



Syrnium. ( Savigny) . 



-^Northern Spotted Owl (Syrnium occidentalis caurinum, Mer- 

 riam). 

 Chilliwhack. 



Scotiaptex. ( Swainson ) . 



Great Grey Owl (Scotiaptex nebulosa, Forster). 



Rare in the Province. Taken at Vernon, Stuart Lake and 

 Chilliwhack. 



Cryptoglaux. (Richmond). 



Richardson's Owl (Cryptoglaux tengmalmi richardsoni, Bonap). 

 Okanagan and Chilliwhack. 



Saw-whet Owl (Cryptoglaux acadica, Gmel). 



Not common on Vancouver Island; common in winter at 

 Okanagan. Taken at Chilliwhack, Victoria and Okanagan. 



Northwest Saw-whet Owl (Cryptoglaux acadica scotwa, Osgood) . 

 Queen Charlotte Islands. 



Megascops. (Kaup). 



Kennicott's Screech Owl (Megascops asio kennicottii , Elliot). 

 Abundant throughout the Province. Breeds in the neighbour- 

 hood of Victoria. 



*Macfarlane's Screech Owl (Megascops asio macfarlanei, 

 Brewst). 

 Southern portion of the Province, east of Cascade Mountains. 



Puget Sound Screech Owl (Megascops asio saturatus, Brewster) . 



Bubo. (Dumeril). 



*Great Horned Owl (Bu~bo virginianus, Gmel). 

 Chilliwhack and Victoria, 



Western Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus pallescens, Stone). 

 Common on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Taken at Chil- 

 liwhack and Okanagan. 



