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General Notes. 187
Coll. Albert Lano, $, length, 26.75; extent, 58.00; wing, 21.00; tail,
12.00; weight, 2 lbs. 14^ oz. Collected at Aitkin, Minn., Jan. 5, 1897.
Coll. Albert Lano, <y, length, 26.00; extent, 57.00; wing, 21.00; tail,
12.50; weight, 2 lbs. 11 oz. Collected at Aitkin, Minn., Jan. 27, 1897.
Coll. Albert Lano, $, length, 25.00; extent, 55.00; wing, 21.00; tail,
12.00; weight, I lb. 15 oz. Testicles active, size of beans. Collected at
Aitkin, Minn., March 3, 1897.
Coll. Albert Lano, ?, length, 25.25; extent, 58.75; wing, 20.75; tail,
12.50; weight, 2 lbs. 14 oz. Ovaries active, size of No. 4 shot. Collected
at Aitkin, Minn., Jan. 19, 1898.— Albert Lano, Aitkin, Minn.
Note on Speotyto cunicularia obscura Stephens.— Mr. Stephens de-
scribed this subspecies of Burrowing Owl (5. c. obscura. Auk, XII, Oct.
1895, p. 372), from a single male from Upper Lake, Lake Co., California.
This has since stood as a doubtful form. Through the kindness of Mr.
A. W. Johnson I have been able to examine two male birds from the
type locality'. In coloration I cannot see that these birds differ from
other Ground Owls from San Diego and Palo Alto Counties, California,
and Washington. The measurements are fully as great as for birds from
other localities. A table of measurements is here given. Mr. Richmond
Number.
151,022
162,706
162,707
162,708
162,709
3.15s
Sex. Locality.
Upper Lake, Lake Co.
Long Beach.
Tiburon.
Amador Co.
Palo Alto.
Pullman, Wash.