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Title: Bird-nesting in north-west Canada
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Raine, Walter, 1861-1934
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: Toronto : Printed by Hunter, Rose and Company
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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their smaller size : they average 1.55x1.28. This bird be-comes more numerous towards the north of Lake Winnipeg,and on tbe north Saskatchewan, and west of Hudson Bay,throughout the lir countries. It is common around GreatSlave Lake, and Mr. MacFarlane found a number in theAnderson River region, nesting in the top branches of pinetrees. This species is said to breed in northern Maine, andprobably does so in New Brunswick and Quebec, and in thevast unexplored territory lying between Lake Superior andHudson Bay. Mr. W. H. Dall found a nest centaining six eggson the Yukon, Alaska, April 5th. The eggs were laid in ahollow in the top of an old birch stump, fifteen feet from theground. The eggs found in a nest vary from four to seven.This species has been obtained in Great Britain. The European hawk owl is included among North Americanbirds, on account of having been obtained at St. Michaels, in
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AlviERtCAN HAWK OWL ic ^EST In North-West Canada. 161 Alaska. This bird is found in Norway, and is common inLapland. I have three sets of eggs from Lapland ; one clutchof five eggs was taken at Tornea, Lapland, May 10th, 1886.The nest was made of sticks, leaves and moss, and found nearthe top of a spruce fir. Another clutch of seven eggs wasfound at Kittila, Lapland, May 13th, 1889 : a third clutch offour eggs was taken at Kittila, Lapland, May 18th, 1890. Theaverage size of sixteen specimens is 1.5(3x1.25. The hawk owlsare the most diurnal in their habits of any of the owl family,retiring to rest at-night like ordinary birds, and they are themost hawk-like owls, not only in their habits but in physicalaspect. They feed chiefly on field mice and small birds.Another interesting owl found in Manitoba is the saw-whetowl, also called Acadian owl. This species is not at all rare inOntario, and in the fall of the year a number frequent therailway sheds, in Toronto, along the lake front. Her

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