. The Ornithologists' and oologists' semi-annual . PRINGS, N. Y. This is one of the owls of whose habits verv little is collectors are plucky enough to endure the hardships inci-dent to a thorough study of their habits in their northern breeding place. This bird seldom reachesOntario, Co., N. Y., and I havenever met it here, but I have not-ed it several times in Monroe Co.,whose northern shore is washedby the waters of Lake Ontario. Dec. 36, 1SS9, while on a col-lecting trip up the lake beach inMonroe Co., I came to a point ofland jutting out into the lake somelittle distance. Near t
. The Ornithologists' and oologists' semi-annual . PRINGS, N. Y. This is one of the owls of whose habits verv little is collectors are plucky enough to endure the hardships inci-dent to a thorough study of their habits in their northern breeding place. This bird seldom reachesOntario, Co., N. Y., and I havenever met it here, but I have not-ed it several times in Monroe Co.,whose northern shore is washedby the waters of Lake Ontario. Dec. 36, 1SS9, while on a col-lecting trip up the lake beach inMonroe Co., I came to a point ofland jutting out into the lake somelittle distance. Near the end ofthe point stood an elm tree. Onone of the lower branches I sawan object, which, at a distance,looked like a bunch of white pa-per flapping in the wind. Whenalmost within s!iot-gun range, Isaw it was a Snowy Owl. I began to creep toward him, but wasdisappointed, for he spread out his white wings and sailed overinto a lot and sat on a stone^pile. I crept after him but I couldnot get near enough for a sliot. I gave it up in despair, tramped. THE SNOWY OWL, THE O. & O. SEMI-ANNUAL. 21 back to the hotel, oidered my horse and drove homeward. Onarrival home there was a letter from a friend, stating he had awhite owl for me. Two weeks later I received a fine specimenfrom Yorktown, N. Y. It is now movmted and in jiiy collection. The measurements were as follows : extent, 5 ft. 8 in. ; length,28 in. ; tail, 9 in. ; male. The plumage of this species is almost pure white, marked bydusky-brown on some of the feathers of head and back. The fe-male is much darker than male, only the face, fore neck, middleof breast and feet being white ; the other parts being heavilybarred with dusky. The eggs are ^—10, , pure white. AMONG THE GULLS AT DUCK ISLAND. BY CHAS. S. BUTTKRS, HAVEHHILL, MASS. My article in the last number of the Sfmi-Ann;ual, describeda visit I made to an island oftPortland Harbor, and securing anumber of eggs of the Common Fern and Leachs Petrel. After leaving t
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