The Barn Owl in Canada West. — Mr. T. Mcllwraith, of Hamilton, 
informs me of the capture of Aluco flammeus pratincola in that locality 
on the 9th of May, 1882. The bird is new to that place, if not to Canada. 
— Elliott Coues, Washington , D. BttllNtO.O, S.ApU. 1883, vJlZ 
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Strix pratincola. American Barn Owl— A specimen was captured 
alive on a coal dock near the bay-front, Toronto, on September 7, 1899. 
The bird died soon afterwards and proved to be a male. This is the only 
Toronto record I am aware of, certainly the only one inrecent years. 
7v. + C • 
Auk, XVII, ApTil, 1900, p , '7/- 
Occurrence of the Barn Owl in Canada. — In the Bryant Collection in 
the Museum of Comparative Zoology there is an American Barn Owl 
(Strix pratincola) taken by Mr. Louis Cabot at Long Point, Ontario, in 
early November, 1899. The specimen (No. 1482) was secured for the 
collection by Mr. H. B. Bigelow. — Reginald Heber Howe, Jr., Long- 
1 wood , Mass. A.nk, XIX, Jan., 1QQ2, 
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XX I V. (C/O'} 7^. 
137 . Strix pratincola. American Barn Owl. — One record, a male 
taken September 7 , 1899. 1 
i Auk. XVII, 1900, 177. 
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