General Notes. 
The Barn Owl in Maine: A Retraction. — In the Bulletin for Jan- 
uary, 1877, p. 28, I added the Barn Owl ( Aluco flcimmeus americanus) 
to the Catalogue of Maine birds, basing the record upon a specimen, which 
I had examined, in the possession of a taxidermist then of Portland. I 
very much regret to say that I now believe the account given me of this 
bird’s capture within our state limits to have been false. Several other 
statements in relation to ornithology have since been made me by the 
same man, of a character so improbable and with such contradictory 
details that they can only be regarded as wilfully and utterly untrue. 
Their author has recently left the city under circumstances which dispel 
any doubts which may previously have existed as to the reliability of his 
word. I cannot longer be responsible for a statement emanating from 
such a source, and wish to formally withdraw the name of the Barn Owl 
from the list of birds known to occur in Maine. — Nathan Clifford 
Brown, Portland , Maine. 
The Snowy Owl at Fort Walla Walla, W. T. — On November 
10, 1881, one of my men shot here a female of this species (. Nyctea scan- 
diaca ), which I have made into a fine skin. I reported the capture of one 
on December 1, 1880 (see this Bulletin, Vol. VI, p. 128), and these two 
are the only records known to me for the Pacific coast. The occurrence 
of this species here seems to be much rarer than in the Eastern States. — 
Charles Bendire, Fort Walla Walla , W. T. 
Capture of the Golden Eagle in Crawford County, Penn- 
sylyania. — A Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetus canadensis ) was shot 
in Rookdale Township this (Crawford) County on December 10, under 
the following circumstances. A farmer, by the name of Hull, early one 
morning saw the bird fly from a carcass in his field to the woods some 
distance off. He conceived the idea that it would return to the carrion 
and at once made a blind of the rails of a fence near by. The following 
morning he repaired to the blind long before daylight with gun in hand, 
and, although he was well concealed and waited patiently until nearly 
noon, no bird put in an appearance. Nothing daunted, however, he 
repeated the watching on the second morning, and about eight o’clock 
was rewarded by the return of the bird, which he shot. The eagle was 
purchased by Mr. Roe Reisinger of our city and is now mounted. It is 
the first recorded specimen, I believe, of this species taken in this county. 
The sex I could not ascertain, as the entire contents of the bird’s body 
were drawn by Mr. Hull before bringing it to town, but from the follow- 
ing dimensions I should judge it to be a young female : Extent, 83 inches ; 
wing, 24.50 inches; tail, 15 inches. Tail about two-thirds white. The 
black terminal zone was about four inches deep on outer quills and about 
one and one-half inches deep on the centre ones. The general color of 
the bird is brown, with wings almost deep black. The hood extends well 
down on the nape and is of a light tawny brown, approaching the golden 
hue probably as much as any of them do. The tarsus is well covered 
with feathers to the toes. On the whole it is a very clean and perfect 
specimen. — George B. Sennett, Meadville , Pa. 
