CATALOGUE OF EGGS OF BRITISH BIRDS. 13 



Strix arctica, Sparr. 

 Noctua (Surnia) funerea, Cuv. 

 Surnia funerea, Brehm. 

 Surnia borealis. Less. 

 Surnia nisoria, Brehm. 

 Syrnium nisoria, Kaup. 

 Syrnia funerea, Macgill. 

 The Hawk Owl, Yarr. 



2. NYCTEA. 



1. Nyctea nivea. The snowy Owl. 



Nyctea nivea, Bonap. 

 Strix nyctea, Linn. 

 Strix nivea, Daud. 

 Strix Candida, Lath. 

 Strix erminea, Shaw. 

 Nyctea erminea, Steph. 

 Nyctia Candida, Swains. 

 Noctua nyctea, Cuv. 

 Surnia nyctea, Selby. 

 Syrnium nyctea, Kaup. 

 Syrnia nyctea, Macgill. 

 Snowy Owl, Mont. ; Yarr. 



3. ATHENE, 

 a. Athene. 



1. Athene noctua. The Little Owl. B.M. 



Athene noctua, Boie. 



Strix noctua, Retz. 



Strix passerina, La^^.; Hewit. Brit. Ool. pi. 136; Thienem. 



Fortpjl. V'og. Eur. t. 3. f. 9 ; Nairn. Eierw. t. 5. f. 8 ; 



Schinz, Eier, t. 40. f. 7 ; Lefevre, Ool. Eur. t. ; Oken, 



Naturg. Nest. u. Eier, t. 2. f. 13. 

 Noctua passerina, Cuv. 

 Noctua glaux, Sav. 



Strix nudipes, et S. psilodactyla, Nils. 

 Athene psilodactyla, Brehm. 

 Noctua veterum, Licht. 

 Athene passerina, Boie. 

 Athene gymnopus, Hodgs. 



