OWL, SHORT-EARED. 
SHORT-HORNED OWL. 
Srrix BRacHyoros, Mont. 
This Owl is widely distributed, being met with 
in Siberia and in several parts of North America. 
In winter they are dispersed over Scotland and 
England, generally appearing from the north about 
the beginning of October, and remaining till April, 
when they retire northwards. Many however 
remain in the Orkneys, and other northern parts 
of Scotland, to breed. In this country they gene- 
rally remain concealed in long grass or rushy 
places, upon waste ground or moors; and are 
often met with in turnip fields. They are seldom or 
never seen in plantations, and it does not appear 
to be their habit to perch upon trees. Five or six 
of them are often observed together. Their prin- 
cipal food with us consists of field-mice, and 
occasionally small birds, and they are not altogether 
nocturnal. 
OWL, SNOWY. 
Strix nycrEa, Lin. 
This noble and beautiful Owl was first esta- 
blished as a resident in Great Britain in the year 
