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RAPTORES. 



STRIGID.E. 



^TRIGIDJE 



THE SNOWY OWL. 



Strix nyctea , Siiowij Owl, RIont. Ornitli. Diet. Suppt. 



,, ,, ,, ,, Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 58. 



,, ,, Ft.EM. Brit. An. p. 58. 



,, ,, Sei.by, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 95. 



,, ,, Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 93. 



,, ,, Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. xv. 



Chouette Harfang, Temm. Man.d'Ornith. vol.i. p. 82. 



SuRNiA. Generic Characters. — Head not furnished with tufts of feathers. 

 Beak curved from the base ; nostrils large, oval ; cere small. Facial disk 

 incomplete. Auditory opening small. Wings of moderate size ; the third 

 quill-feather generally the longest. Tail rather long. Legs and toes thickly 

 covered with feathers ; claws long, curved, and sharp. 



Surnia 

 Noctua 

 Surnia 

 Strix 



