SNOWY OWL. 



Nyctea nyctea. 



Char. General color pure white, with markings of dull brown or 

 brownish black, the abundance and shade of the spots varying with age. 

 A large, stout bird. Length 23 to 27 inches. 



Nest. On the ground, of twigs and grass, lined with feathers. 



EgS^' 5 to 10; white; 2.55 X 190. 



This very large and often snow-white species of Owl is 

 almost an exclusive inhabitant of the Arctic regions of both 

 continents, being common in Iceland, the Shetland Islands, 

 Kamtschatka, Lapland, and Hudson's Bay. In these dreary 

 wilds, surrounded by an almost perpetual winter, he dwells, 

 breeds, and obtains his subsistence. His white robe renders 



