. Birds of Michigan . Richardsons bird has been taken in Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin, and it is Very likely inour Northern Peninsula fauna; probably in winter (J. A. Allen). 166-372-(). Nyctala acadica {Omel). *Saw-whet Owl; Acadian Owl. Rare; found at all seasons; rare now, but more common twenty years ago in Mon-roe County (Jerome Trombiey); in swamps, at Ann Arbor, rare (Dr. J. B. Steere);not very rare in Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties (A. H. Boies); Keweenaw Point(Kneeland); breeds; nests in hollow stumps, etc.; nests in Oakland County (W. in O. and O. Vol. XVI, p.
. Birds of Michigan . Richardsons bird has been taken in Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin, and it is Very likely inour Northern Peninsula fauna; probably in winter (J. A. Allen). 166-372-(). Nyctala acadica {Omel). *Saw-whet Owl; Acadian Owl. Rare; found at all seasons; rare now, but more common twenty years ago in Mon-roe County (Jerome Trombiey); in swamps, at Ann Arbor, rare (Dr. J. B. Steere);not very rare in Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties (A. H. Boies); Keweenaw Point(Kneeland); breeds; nests in hollow stumps, etc.; nests in Oakland County (W. in O. and O. Vol. XVI, p. 22); eggs four to seven; our smallest owl; I havethis from Washtenaw and Ingham Counties. Dr. Atkins took one at Locke, Dec. 18,1882, which weighed less than two ounces; Prof. James Satterlee has taken this bird atGreenville, Montcalm County. Mr S. E. White has taken it in Allegan County, and Mr#Gilbert White has captured the downy young in Kent County; breeds in NorthernIndiana (A. W. Butler). Genus MEGASCOPS Screech Owl, reduced. 167-373-(465). Megascops asio (Linn.). *Sckeech Owl; Mottled Owl. Our most common owl; very common at Ann Arbor (Dr. J. B. Steere); found allmonths of the year; in summer, it whines and moans in shade trees about our houses,in winter we take it in out-buildings where it remains by day; Upper Peninsula ( Boies); Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); breeds; nests, in May, in hollow trees; eggsfour to six, frequently eight, rarely nine, white, subspherical; eats insects and EnglishSparrows; beneficial; food, principally mice (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein). There are two 70 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF MICHIGAN. phases of color, the gray and the brown, the gray is usually the most common, thoughoccasionally the reverse seems true. Genus BUBO Ouv.
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