. Notes on Rhode Island ornithology . and, althoughit obtains fish-food from our ponds during the summer. 80. Asio wilsonianus. American Long-eared Owl.— Rare. Onewas shot on February 20, 1900. Owl pellets, of species unknown but per-haps this, furnished us with many skulls and bones of Blarina andMicrotus. They were found in a swampy thicket. 81. Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl.—An uncommon winterresident. A specimen from Newport was mounted by Mr. Clarke, inSeptember, 1899. One was seen at Fort Adams, December 20, were shot by Captain Gustaf Soderman, on a marsh near GooseNeck, N
. Notes on Rhode Island ornithology . and, althoughit obtains fish-food from our ponds during the summer. 80. Asio wilsonianus. American Long-eared Owl.— Rare. Onewas shot on February 20, 1900. Owl pellets, of species unknown but per-haps this, furnished us with many skulls and bones of Blarina andMicrotus. They were found in a swampy thicket. 81. Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl.—An uncommon winterresident. A specimen from Newport was mounted by Mr. Clarke, inSeptember, 1899. One was seen at Fort Adams, December 20, were shot by Captain Gustaf Soderman, on a marsh near GooseNeck, November 20, 1901. Captain Wirt Robinson shot one on the pres-ent golf grounds a few years ago. 82. Syrnium nebulosum. Barred Owl.— One, caught in Newportabout January 20, 1902, is kept in captivity at Fort Adams. 83. Megascops asio. Screech Owl.— A specimen, taken at Newportwas mounted by Mr. Clarke, in January, 1900. (To be continued.) JAN 27 1903 VOL. Ill no. 3 NOTES ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY JULY 1902 BRISTOLRHODE ISLAND. JAN 03 NOTES ON RHODE ISLAND ORNITHOLOGY. Vol. III. JULY. No. 3. Notes on Rhode Island Ornithology, a quarterly publication forthe purpose of furthering interest in ornithology in the State of RhodeIsland. Published and edited by Reginald Heber Howe, Junior. Address,Longwood, Brookline, Massachusetts. Terms, one dollar ($) a year. Single numbers, twenty-five cents (•25). All material for publication, advertisements, and books for reviewshould be sent to the Editor. A LIST OF THE BIRDS OBSERVED ON THE ISLAND OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE ADJACENT WATERS. BY LOUIS DI ZEREGA MEARNS. 84. Bubo virginianus. Great Horned Owl.— One was seen inMiddletown township, in May, 1900, by Mr. Philip Peckham, Jr., whoalso saw one on September 30, 1900. During the winter of 1899-1900, apair remained near the Bonaparte House. 85. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl.—In a letter dated February 10, 1900,Captain Wirt Robinson, U. S. Army, writes ; I shot a Snowy Owl inthe litt
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