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tained grasshoppers (Caloptenus femur -rubrum) in large quan- 

 tity. November 29, 1894; bird killed at Indian Hill, Hamil- 

 ton County, Ohio, stomach contained grasshoppers. October, 

 1895, bird killed at Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton County, Ohio, 

 contained remains of several mice and grasshoppers. 



Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo borealis (Gmelin) ).— November 23, 

 1890; stomach contained one meadow shrew (Blarina brevi- 

 caiidd) swallowed entire. November 24, 1894; bird killed by 

 myself at Foster's, Ky., contained one meadow shrew and two 

 grasshoppers. January 20, 1895 ; bird killed at Wapakonetta, 

 Ohio, contained oats — supposed to be the undigested remains 

 of some granivorous bird. 



Pigeon Hawk {Falco columbarius Linne). — April 14, 1895, 

 female bird killed at the Marine Hospital, Cincinnati, con- 

 tained European sparrow {Passer domesticus Linne. Skin of 

 the hawk is in my collection. 



Sparrow Hawk (Falco sparverius Linne), killed November 

 30/1890, in this city, had his stomach filled with mice. 



Barn Owl (Strix pratincola Bonaparte), killed November 18, 

 1890, at Nicholasville, Ky., contained remains of four mice. 

 Bird killed April 28, 1894, at Reading, Hamilton County, 

 Ohio, contained three full-grown shrews. 



Barred Owl (Syrnium nebulosum (Forster)). — November 21, 

 1890; bird from Indian Hill contained remains of bob white 

 (Colinus virginianus Linne). November, 1894; a female from 

 Hamilton County, Ohio, contained the hair of several mice. 



Short-eared Owl (Asio accipitrinus Pallas). — December 2, 

 1890; two specimens were filled with bird feathers and 

 mouse hair. December 3, 1895 I bird from Hamilton County, 

 Ohio, contained mice — two whole ones and part of a third. 



Screech Owl ( Afegascops asio (Linne) ). — A female killed at 

 Avondale, October 13, 1890, was filled with insects. Another 

 female, killed the following day, was filled with grasshoppers. 

 October 19; stomach contained European sparrow (Passer 

 domesticus). 



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