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. Mar., 1914 BIRDS OF SITKA AND VICINITY, SOUTIIEASTERN ALASKA 83 to F. c. cohtmbarhts (Swarth, 1911, p. 63), it is very probable that this form also occurs at Sitka. Pantlion halia?tus earolinensis. Osprey. Rare summer visitant. Bischoff took specimens of this bird with the eggs near Sitka (Dall & Bannister, 1869, p. 272), and Bean (1882, p. 162) records a specimen taken at Hot Springs, near Sitka, June 9, 188o. I was informed by Merrill that the fish hawk is occasionally seen in the vicinity, and that a pair formerly nested at Silver Bay. I never inet with the species personally in the region. J. Dixon saw four or five birds at Killisnoo, Admiralty Island, June 14, 19o7 (Grinnell, 19o9, p. 215). Asio flammeus. Short-cared Owl. Occurs on marsh lands during migra- tions, sometimes remaining into.early winter. Forest Ranger Peterson gave me two specimens taken by him at Fish Bay, Baranof Island, November 27, 1912. Brightman saw a bird of this species in the marsh at Swan Lake, September 3 o, 1913. Seotiaptex nebulosa nebulosa. Great Gray Owl. Obtained at Sitka by Bischoff (Dall & Bannister, 1869, p. 273). Cryptoglaux funerea richardsoul. Richardson Owl. Merrill secured a speci- men of this owl at Sitka in the fall of 19o7 . 0tus asio kennieotti. Kennicott Screech Owl. T?-pe taken at Sitka by Bischoff during the Russo-American Telegraph Expedition. Described by D. G. Elliot (1867, p. 99). Figured by Baird (1869, pl. xxvii). Merrill has seen this species in flight several times and found one specimen dead. He considers it far fronl common. 1tubo virginianus saratarns. Dusky Horned Owl. During the two summers ?pent in the Sitkan district I never saw a live owl of any kind, although they were particularly sought for. From information secured, however, I should judge that the Dusky Horned Owl is the commonest owl of the region. Merrill has taken a number of specimens, and has seen several more that were shot in the vicinity of Sitka. A. J. Wilkus, who was formerly in charge of the government experimental farm at Sitka, gave me a specimen that he shot in his chicken yard at 2 A./Vl. August 29, I912. Two birds, one of which I saw, were shot in the town. on the night of September 25, i9i 3. F. Stephens took a specimen at Rodman Bay, Baranof Island, August i5, I9O 7 (Grinnell, i9o9, p. 216). lgyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. Winter visitant. Merrill took a male near Sitka, November 2, 19o8, and a female November 17, following. I was told of several others shot in the vicinity in winter. Nelson (I887, p. 154 ) mentions a specimen in the National Museum collected at Sitka during the winter of I881- 82. 'Surnia ulula ?aparoch. Hawk Owl. Obtained by Bischoff at Sitka (?)all & Bannister, i869, p. 274 ). Ceryle aleyon caurina. Northwestern Belted Kingfisher. Fairly common resident. Frequents the mouths of streams, and shores of islands and inlets. In early August, i912 , a nest containing young was noted in a gravel bank on Kruzof Island. Dryobates villosus sitkensis. Sitka Hairy Woodpecker. Not very common, l?ut generally distributed throughout the timbered country. In a day'? walk through the timber one would probably see or hear two or three of. these birds. They are exceedingly wary and hard to secure. A specimen secured by the writer and one taken by Merrill, as well as the series from southeastern Alaska in the University of California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, are certainly readily dis- tinguishable from D. v. harrixi of the Puget Sound region by their light colored