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In Scotland where j 
the species is common it is still regarded with j 
aversion, and its visits are looked upon as a '! 
forerunner of disaster to the family. Its cry 1 
it night is described as most appalling, and is 
often referred to in this way in the songs and 
poetry of the country. Thus one of Burns’ 
loth rrios when seeking admission to the cham- 
ber of his lady love, in describing his uncom- 
fortable position outside, mentions among 
other causes, that “the cry o’ hoolets maks me 
eerie.” I have listened attentively to the 
cry of this and other owls, but hav 3 
never recognized anything so terrifying 
about them. Not very long ago I 
heard the serenade of the great horned owl 
down near Stony Creek under the mountain. 
It was loud and harsh, and struck me at the 
time a3 resembling more than anything else 
the neighing of a young colt. Such snunds 
when heard unexpectedly in a lonely place at 
night are not calculated to inspire courage in a 
breast already depressed with superstitions 
fear, yet the effect produced must to a great 
extentdependuponthe train of thought passing 
through the mind at the time, and though 
many a stalwart Scot has quailed at the cry 
of the “Hoolet,” yet it is a matter of history- 
that the sons of that romantic land when roused 
to enthusiasm by similar sounds extorted from 
the national instrument have performed deeds 
of personal valor which will live in song and 
story as long as poets and historians seek such - 
themes. I 1 
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— first- 
0 %Ury. 
By“ F. A. Sampson. Ibid., 
Soienoe, VqAj XXI 
By W. P. Tarrant. Ibid., p. ; 
794. Barn-owls in Missouri. 
Unusual numbers about Sedalia. 
763. “ Monkey-Faced Owls." By W. P. Tarrant. Ibid., p. 87, with 
cut. — Obviously the Barn Owl. Qi & Q« YoliVIH 
1483. \_Barn Owl and Razor-billed Auk in Rhode J. jc 
South wick.] Ibid., No. ii, Nov., 1886, P . 9 i. SaiHoferfftt. 
786. Barn Owls in Missouri. By F. A. Sampson. Ibid., p. 3 ° 9 - 
Amer. N*^aUst»2EVIiI 
372. American Barn Owl. Alucoflammeus americanus ( And .) Ridgzv. 
By B. W. Evermann. Ornithologist and Oblogist, VII, pp. 97-98, 109 
1 if’ l66 ’ , 7 ' Detailed account of its breeding habits, based on the writ- 
er s experience, with m any mea surements of eggs. 
79 2 - Barn-owls in southern Ohio. By A, W. Butler. Science, Vol III, 
p. 31.— Fourteen specimens were taken, in the fall of 1883, near Cincin- 
nati, wheie it had previously been of rare or accidental occurrence. 
955 - Bird Notes. Ibid., Dec. 11, p. 385. Brief notes from three con- 
tributors, the m°|t important item being the record of a Barn Owl captured 
nt T.ocrnn O . w r/ 'j-' , jo Stream, SJUU 
a, Ridgway . — Earn Owl. By John W. 
taken at Hartwell, O., about io miles ■ 
JotSr. otnoia- Bog. N. H, 1 832 i 
246. Alucoflammeus americanus , Ridgway. — Barn Owl. By John W. 
Shorten. Ibid., p. 57. — Specimen 
I from Cincinnati. March 3, 1882. 
j Young Oologiat. I 544 - The Barn Owl in Southern California. By 
Ibid., p. 125. 
