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secured a snap shot at a distance of eight feet, immediately after which she flew 
away. It was a very comical picture she made as she sat there, opening first one 
eye and then the other, like a sleepy child, in an endeavor to accustom herself to 
the glare of the bright sun. The snap shot secured shows how excellently the silver 
gray plumage serves as a protective color. 
In size, the eggs are about half-way between those of the Pigmy Owl ( Glau - 
cidiuni gnoma) and those of the Mexican Screech Owl ( C Itus a. cineraceus) . 
The photo herewith shows their relative sizes very nicely. 
EGGS OF PIGMY OWL (TO LEFT), FLAMMULATED SCREECH 
OWL (MIDDLE), AND MEX IC AN SCREECH OWL 
(TO RIGHT), SHOWING RELATIVE SIZES 
My scanty acquaintance with this owl scarcely justifies an_v general con- 
clusions. However, it appears more easily aroused and frightened from its nests 
than the Pigmy Owl, but less easily than the Mexican Screech Owl. 
Altho I have campt where these owls were located I have never heard their 
cry at night, unless it is the counterpart of that of O’, gnoma , which I have heard 
and found in the same localities. I hope this year’s introduction will make it less 
difficult for me to secure further notes on this species. 
To m bsto ne, A rizona . 
A COLLECTION OF BIRDS FROM FORTY-MILE, YUKON TERRITORY, 
CANADA 
By JOSEPH GRINNELE 
T HE Museum of Vertebrate Zoology of the University of California contains a 
collection of bird-skins which were obtained in Alaska and Yukon Terri- 
tory by Chas. L. Hall during the period from 1894 to 1901, inclusive. 
During the last three years of this time Mr. Hall was in charge of the Alaska Com- 
jnercial Company’s store at Forty-mile, Yukon Territory, and occupied his leisure 
