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one was in the black plumage. Sparrow Hawks have been and still 
are abundant. 
With a few words on other Owls than the kind already mentioned, 
I conclude. Barred and Great Horned Owls have been rather more 
common than usual, and Long-eared Owls abundant in localities. 
Mottled Owls do not seem as common as usual. Until last fall I 
had never met w T ith the Saw-whet Owl ( Nyctale acadica ) at this 
point, and was surprised at having one brought me on December 1. 
This bird was taken from a hole in a tree alive. Just after a severe 
storm, in the early part of December, I was told of some small Owls 
being quite common in a certain cedar grove. In this and in an 
adjacent grove on December 10 I obtained ten Saw-whet Owls, and 
the following day seven more. Since that time until writing I have 
found these birds more or less common in cedar groves, and have 
obtained many more specimens. During the day they roost in 
cedars close to the trunk, and can frequently be taken alive in the 
hand. They seem to affect scattered groves, where the trees do not 
grow too thickly. Most of the birds taken are females, and, judging 
from their ovaries, the time of breeding cannot be more than six 
weeks or two months distant. The testes in the males taken are 
as large as No. 2 shot, and in one case were much more developed. 
Though the birds may breed in this region, I have yet to meet with 
them during the breeding season ; but a careful search may result 
in finding their nests during the coming season. 
It is hardly necessary to state that none of the specimens of the 
Saw-whets presented the peculiar plumage known as N. albifrons. 
As I write (January 20), these birds are still common, and are to 
be met with more in hollow trees than before the severe cold of the 
past three weeks. 
On January 1 I secured a specimen of the Goshawk ( Astur atrica- 
pillus), and a second one on January 7. Both these are females in 
immature plumage. Two others have been noted, one .adult. Since 
the great snow-fall of the 15th and 16th of January, the Bough- 
legged Hawks have become much more abundant, and are now 
almost as common as the Bed-tailed Hawks, which are still very 
common. 
On January 21 six Carolina Doves ( Zenoedura carolinensis) were 
seen. On January 23' several others were noted. Mr. R. H. Allen 
informs me that he has seen several of these birds at Chatham. 
