HAWK OWL. 



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Table sTiowing the results of examhiatioiifi of 38 stomachs of the Snowy Oiol. 

 (Nyclea nyctea.) 



SuJniART.— Of 38 stomachs examined, 2 contained game birds; 9, other birds; 18, mice; 2, other 

 mammals, and 12 were empty. 



HAWK OWL. 



Surnia ulula caparoch. 



The typical form of the Hawk Owl inhabits the northern portions of 

 the eastern hemisphere from Scandinavia to Kamtschatka, and occurs 

 accidentally in western Alaska. Some authors consider the northern 

 Siberian bird to be separable under the name of Surnia u. doliaia. 



The American bird {Surnia u. caparoch), which is merely a geograph. 

 ical race of the Old World species, inhabits the northern part of North 

 America from Alaska and the central forest regions to Newfoundland, 



