Sept.,1914 THE NF_STING OF THE SPOTTED OWL 201

it had become the mere matted platform of today. Behind it was the space into. which the young retired during the brightest hours. In the nest were the remains of another freshly-killed Neotoma, the dried skull of some Peromyscus, and one dried pellet containing mouse bones. Oddly enough, no fresh pellets were found either in or below the nest, so I was unable to gather enough pellets for a comprehensive diet analysis. Such