Description of the Nest and Young of the Pygmy Owl ( Glau - 
cidiurn gnotnci). — During my absence from Fort Klamath, between June 
9 and 24, 1883, one of my men accidentally found the nest of this Owl 
on June 10. It was in an old Woodpecker’s hole in a live aspen, about 
twenty feet from the ground. The cavity was six or seven inches deep, 
and filled for about half the distance with feathers of various species of 
birds. When opened by me it contained four young, which I took to be 
about ten days old. They were feeding on a Chipmunk ( Tamias asiaticus 
tovjnsendi ) which was still warm. One of the parents — the female — was 
also secured at the same time. The tree in which the nest was found 
stood in an open, exposed position, within ten yards of one of the butts 
of our target range which is in daily use. Although I searched carefully 
for pieces of the egg-shells I failed to find any. 
The plumage of the young is as follows : Top and sides of head and 
neck dark ash, unspotted ; rest of upper parts clark reddish-brown or 
brownish-chestnut; wings spotted with ochraceous ; beneath white with 
reddish-brown along the sides and numerous longitudinal streaks of dull 
black on the breast and belly; an ill-defined band of dusky across the 
throat; sides of the throat pure white. — Charles E. Bendire, U. S. A., 
Fort Klamath. Oregon. B Uli, N.O.C. 8. Oct. 1883, P, S- H ^ ■ 
Something about Owls. 
0. 0. Ormebee, Montpelier, Vt, 
Of Pygmy Owl, rare east of the Rocky 
! Mountains, but si x stomac hs were examined. 
None were were found to contain either 
poultry or game. 
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