Vol. XII 
1894 J 
General Notes. 
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The Barn Owl {Stria t ■ -pratincola ) in Northern Vermont. — A male Barn 
Owl was killed in a barn in Lyndon, Vt., June 4, 1894, and bought by a 
gentleman in St. Johnsbury. The measurements of the bird were as 
follows: Length, 16.50; extent, 45.00 ; wing, 14.00; tail, 5.50; bill, 1.00; 
tarsus, 3.75. Its plumage was light in color and upon skinning, it was 
found to be very thin and muscular as though it had led a hard life. 
The first known occurrence of a Whip-poor-will ( Antrostomus vociferus) 
in this town was noted on May 5. They are frequent ten miles south 
but have not been known here before. — Martha G. Tyler, Curator of 
the Fairbanks Museum, St. johnsbury , Vt. XJ July 1894: p 268 
