Owls. — Tlie number of Owls shot in Greenfield 
and vicinity since May 1st, 1884, are as follows : 
Three Arcadian. 
(#4*62 X .Man. /m7 
p-6M 
December 14th, a $ Acadian Owl was shot at 
this place and brought to me to be mounted. 
Stomach filled with bones and feathers of small 
birds. The same man who shot this one brought 
me one last winter taken in this city. 
O.&O. XI.M»y.l886.p.7'7 
Rap tores, Bristol County, Mass. 
Hilton B. Read. 
Saw-whet Owl ( Nyctale acadica). This, the 
smallest of our owls, occurs with us only as a 
• rare winter visitor. While not so uncommon 
as to merit particular comments, yet I refei to 
the following dates of capture -within our lim- 
its; Seekonk, Dec. 1880, (Miller), Seekonk, 
Jan. 1882, (Carpenter), Dartmouth. Jan. , 
Mansfield, Feb. 1883, (Carpenter). 
O.&O. XII. Aug. 1887 p.118 
Birds of Bristol County , Mass. 
F.W. Andros. 
Nyctala acadica (Gmel.), Saw-wliet Owl. 
I Winter visitant, rare. 
O.&O. XII. sept. 1087 P.1S0 
Birds Known to Pass Breeding Season 
nr. "Winchendon, Mass. Wm. Brewster 
12. Nyctala acadica. 
Auk, V, Oct,, 1888. p. 389 
Notes on Birds of Wincbendon, Mass, 
William Brewster, 
Nyctala acadica. — A common resident, doubtless breeding numerously, 
although Mr. Bailey has not as yet succeeded in finding nests. 
Auk, V, Oct,, 1888. p. 390 
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