362 BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Short-eared Owl — Continued. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Poultry 
or game 
birds. 
Other birds. 
Mammals. 
Miscellaneous. 
Chester county. Pa. , . 
Jan. 
4, 1880. 
Mice. 
Do. 
Jan. 
5, 1880, 
do. 
Dakota county. Neb. , . 
July 
— , 1870, 
Rabbit, ..... 
17 insects. 
Lincoln. Neb., .... 
Sept. 
— . 1868, 
Gopher 
30 locusts. 
Elmira. N. Y 
Aug. 
13 1884, 
Field mice. . . . 
Beetle. 
Do. .... 
Aug. 
3, 1886, 
do. . . . 
do. 
Do. .... 
Aug. 
7. 1886, 
do. . . . 
do. 
Erin. N. Y. 
Oct. 
5. 1887, 
do. . . . 
do. 
Do 
Dec. 
29, 1887, 
do. ... 
do. 
Summary . — Of 45 stomachs examined, 4 contained small birds; 34, mice; 3, other mammals, 7, insects, 
and 6 were empty. 
Barred Owl (Syrnium nebulosum). 
Englewood, N. J. . 
Feb. 
22. 
1886. 
Meadow mouse. 
Alfred Centre, N. Y., 
Oct. 
22. 
1886. 
Red squirrel. 
Whitewater, Wis., . . 
Aug. 30, 
1886. 
Empty. 
Washington, D. C., . . 
Feb. 
15, 
1887. 
do. 
Do. . . 
Mar. 
16. 
1887, 
Shrew, 
Frog; 8 larvae. 
Greensborough, Ala. . . 
Nov. 
15, 
1887, 
Spider; grass- 
hoppers: 
crickets. 
Moose River. N. Y.. . 
June 
10. 
1878, 
12 red-backed 
mice. 
Sing Sing. N. Y 
Nov 
27, 
1882. 
Fowl. 
Do. ... 
Jan 
21, 
1885. 
2 meadow mice. 
Do. ... 
Mar. 
21, 
1885. 
Saw-whet owl. 
Saint Louis. Mo 
Spring. 
1885, 
Screech owl. 
Eubanks. Ky., .... 
Mar. 
21, 
1887. 
Meadow mice; 
rabbit. 
Greensborough. Ala. , 
Nov. 
12, 
1887, 
Empty. 
Sand Spring. Md. , . . 
Apr. 
25. 
1887, 
Crawfish. 
Do. . . 
Nov. 
14. 
1887, 
1887. 
4 meadow mice. 
Do. . . 
Nov. 
28. 
Screech owl. 
Do. . . 
Feb. 
11. 
1888, 
Empty. 
Do. . . 
Feb. 
18, 
1888. 
Meadow mice. 
Do. . . 
Feb. 
19. 
1888, 
Rabbit. 
Chester county. Pa. , . 
Dec. 
10. 
1886. 
Flying squirrel. 
Do. 
Dec. 
16, 
1886. 
Rabbit, 
Do. 
Mice. 
Do. 
Jan. 
n’ 
1880. 
do. 
Jan. 
1881. 
do. 
Elmira. N. Y 
Aug. 
1, 
1885, 
Frog; crawfish 
Do. .... 
Aug. 
7. 
1886, 
Several mice. 
Waverly, N. Y 
Sept. 
4. 
1887. 
Mice 
Insects. 
Barton. N. Y., .... 
Oct. 
17. 
1886, 

Field mice. 
Halsey Valley, N. Y., 
Oct. 
5. 
1887, 
Fish; insects. 
Elmira, N. Y 
Nov. 
4. 
1884. 
Tyrone, N. Y 
Nov. 
13. 
1887. 
Empty. 
Elmira. N. Y 
Dec. 
1, 
1886, 
Weasel. 
Caton, N. Y 
Jan. 
1. 
1885. 
Mice. 
Tioga. N. Y. 
Feb. 
9, 
1886, 
Field mouse; 
mole. 
Elmira, N. Y 
Feb. 
19. 
1887. 
Small birds. 
Do. .... 
Mar. 
3. 
1886. 
Field mice. 
Alexandria, Va 
Apr. 
17, 
1888, 
do. 
Summary . — Of 37 stomachs examined, 1 contained poultry; 4. other birds; 16, mice; 8, other mammals: 
2, frogs; 4, insects; 1, spider; 2, crawfish; 1. fish, and 6 were empty. 
Florida Barred Owl {Syrnium nebulosum alleni). 
Gainesville. Fla 
Apr. 20. 1887. 
Frog; crawfish; 
grasshoppers ; 
larvae; beetle. 
Do. ... 
May 9. 1887. 
Lizard. 
Do. ... 
Dec. 29. 1887. 
Mouse. 
Do. ... 
Feb. 19. 1888. 
do. 
Suinmary . — Of 4 stomachs examined, 2 contained mice; 2. batrachian and reptile; 1, insects; 1. craw- 
fish. 
