. A catalogue of the birds of Indiana. Birds. 53 Gesos NYCTEA Stephens. 142. Nyotea nyctea (Linn.). Snowv Snowy Owl. Winter visitor, gener;tlly rare. Probably occurs every winter in the northern part of the State, but is irregular foutliward. Some years they are mucli more numerous than others The winter o£ lSSO-7 they were found all over the State in some numbers. In some localities several were taken. The winter of 1885-6 they were Lnore numerous than usual. They seldom are seen in the lower White- water (iENUs SURNIA 143. Surnia ulula caparoch [MWH.). American Hawk
. A catalogue of the birds of Indiana. Birds. 53 Gesos NYCTEA Stephens. 142. Nyotea nyctea (Linn.). Snowv Snowy Owl. Winter visitor, gener;tlly rare. Probably occurs every winter in the northern part of the State, but is irregular foutliward. Some years they are mucli more numerous than others The winter o£ lSSO-7 they were found all over the State in some numbers. In some localities several were taken. The winter of 1885-6 they were Lnore numerous than usual. They seldom are seen in the lower White- water (iENUs SURNIA 143. Surnia ulula caparoch [MWH.). American Hawk Owl. Rare winter visitor. The only record I know is that of Mr. E. E. <Juick,who identified it in Franklin County in January, 1878. Order PSITTACI. Paukots; ^; Paroquets;etc. Family Genus CONURUS Kuhl. '144. Conurus carolinensis (/.(««.). Caeolisa Paroquet. Formerly found throughout the greater part if not all the State. Have been taken in Michigan; and Ohio, near the mouth of Maumee, and up the Wa- bash almost to its head. They were much more numerous in the southern part of the State. They were found in Hocks of from six to a hundred individuals. Dr. Haymond mentions them as " formerly very numerous along the Whitewater ; (Proc. Phila. Acad., Nov. 1856, p. 293.) After some investigation I have seemed approximately the dates when they were last seen in different. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Butler, Amos W. (Amos William), 1860-1937. [S. l. : s. n.
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