Mar., 1914 BIRDS OF SITKA AND VICINITY, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA S,3 
to /'. c. CO I itmbaruis (Swarth, 1911, p. 63), it is very probable that this form also 
occurs at Sitka. 
Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. Rare summer visitant. Bischoff 
took specimens of this bird with the eggs near Sitka (Dali & Bannister, 1869, 
p. 272B and Bean (1882, p. 162) records a specimen taken at Hot Springs, near 
Sitka. June 9, 1880. I was informed by Merrill that the fish hawk is occasionally 
seen in the vicinit}^ and that a pair formerly nested at Silver Bay. I never met 
with the species personally in the region. J. Dixon saw four or five birds at 
Killisnoo, Admiralty Island, June 14, 1907 (Grinnell, 1909, p. 215). 
Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. Occurs on marsh lands during migra- 
tions, sometimes remaining into early winter. Forest Ranger Peterson gave me 
two specimens taken by him at Fish Bay, Baranof Island, November 27. 1912. 
Brightman saw a bird of this species in the marsh at Swan Lake, September 30, 
1913- 
Scotiaptex nebulosa nebulosa. Great Gray Owl. Obtained at Sitka by Bischoff 
(Dali & Bannister, 1869, p. 273). 
• Cryptog’laux funerea richardsoni. Richardson Owl. Merrill secured a speci- 
men of this owl at Sitka in the fall of 1907. 
Otus asio kennicotti. Kennicott Screech Owl. Type taken at Sitka by 
Bischofif during the Russo-American Telegraph Expedition. Described by D. G. 
Elliot (1867, p. 99). Figured by Baird (1869, pi. xxvii). Merrill has seen this 
species in flight several times and found one specimen dead. He considers it far 
from common. 
Bubo virginianus saturatus. Dusky Horned Owl. During the two summers 
spent in the Sitkan district I never saw a live owl of any kind, although they were 
particularly sought for. From information secured, however, I should judge 
that the Dusky Horned Owl is the commonest owl of the region. Merrill has 
taken a number of specimens, and has seen several more that were shot in the 
vicinity of Sitka. A. J. Wilkus, who was formerly in charge of the government 
experimental farm at Sitka, gave me a specimen that he shot in his chicken yard 
at 2 .\. M. August 29, 1912. Two birds, one of which I saw, were shot in the town 
on the night of September 25, 1913. F. Stephens took a specimen at Rodman 
Bay, Baranof Island, August 15, 1907 (Grinnell, 1909, p. 216). 
Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. Winter visitant. Merrill took a male near 
Sitka, November 2, 1908, and a female November 17, following. I was told of 
several others shot in the vicinity in winter. Nelson (1887, p. 154) mentions a 
specimen in the National Museum collected at Sitka during the winter of 1881- 
82. 
Surnia alula caparoch. Hawk Owl. Obtained by Bischoff at Sitka (Dali N 
Bannister, 1869, p. 274). 
Ceryle alcyon caurina. Northwestern Belted Kingfisher. Fairly common 
resident. Frequents the mouths of streams, and shores of islands and inlets. In 
early August, 1912, a nest containing young was noted in a gravel bank on Kruzof 
Island. 
Dryobates villosus sitkensis. Sitka Hairy Woodpecker. Not very common, 
but generally distributed throughout the timbered country. In a day’s walk 
through the timber one would probably see or hear two or three of these birds. 
They are exceeilingly Avary and hard to secure. A specimen secured by the writer 
and one taken by Merrill, as well as the series from southeastern Alaska in the 
University of California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, are certainly readily dis- 
tinguishable from D. V. harrisi of the Puget Sound region by their light colored 
