Syrmium varium. 1889. L. Umbagog, Maine. Syrmium nebulosum Barnes owl Only two birds noted during the two months of my stay, one near Lakeside, the other on the shores of Deep Pond. The first-mentioned bird inhabited a small, narrow point which extended out into the lake, directly opposite the hotel. This point was wooded with mixed spruces and hard wood, the timber being not particularly dense, the ground beneath high and dry, in places rocky. He hooted at all times of night, but on many nights was perfectly silent. Early in October I heard him several times, one forenoon about eleven o'clock, the day perfectly still, the sun shining brightly at the time. The bird heard on Deep Pond began hooting about half an hour before sunset, the weather at the time being cold and rainy. Later in the evening, about ten o'clock, when the rain was pouring heavily and the wind blowing strongly, he hooted again a number of times near our camp.