Trr. 
Province of Quebec. 
Sir James M. Le Moine of Quebec, writes me under date of 
February ig, 1902, that one specimen of the Snowy Owl was 
observed on his grounds, ‘ Spencer Grange,’ which was very 
unusual, and that he had received a reliable account of six, which 
were seen and some of them captured at Compton, P. Q., about 
fifteen miles north of the Vermont border. 
Mr. C. E. Dionne of Quebec, in writing under date of Febru- 
ary 27, 1902, informs me that he has seen eleven Snowy Owls 
this winter, which were shot at or in the neighborhood of the city 
of Quebec. Out of four which he prepared, the stomachs of 
three were empty ; the fourth contained a red-backed mouse and 
“ uu ui miic Junes, x nave examined me stomacns ot over a Hun- 
dred and have found invariably the remains of the two species 
above mentioned. The owls in some cases ’were nothing but a 
lump of fat. Phe migration began here on November 25, 1901, 
when the first was seen, and has continued at intervals to this 
date. T. he last birds are seen generally about the beginning of 
May, when they disappear entirely. This bird flies and preys by 
day as well as by night, but the greatest flights are by night. 
They follow the coast line, as a rule. In January of this year I 
saw over a hundred birds in one evening from seven o’clock to 
10.30 p. m. They are rather shy birds and difficult to shoot, 
owing to their keen sight and habit of selecting some high point 
to alight upon, such as a large piece of ice or a rock. They sel- 
dom alight on green trees, but select dead stumps. Trappers 
take advantage of this habit and place steel-traps on stumps or other 
prominent places to which the owls fall an easy prey. They are 
considered a good article of food in this region, and the feathers 
also yield a profit. The Murre, not being a shy bird, is easily 
