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amid rocks or on lofty trees, and lays two or three 

 eggs, larger than those of a hen, round at each end, 

 and of a bluish white colour. 



OWL, HAWK. 



STEIX FUNEBEA, Lin. 



An individual of this species was captured in 

 March, 1830, off the southern coast of England, 

 and another specimen is recorded as haying been 

 taken in 1847, near the Tatton Station, on the 

 Bristol and Exeter Eailway. It is a common 

 species throughout the fur countries of America, 

 from Hudson's Bay to the Pacific. 



The Hawk Owl, from the formation of its head 

 and feet and the length of its tail, appears to be a 

 connecting link between the Hawk and the Owl. 

 Contrary to the general habits of Owls, it flies and 

 pursues its prey by day. 



In the summer season it feeds principally on 

 mice and insects, but in the snow-clad regions 

 which it frequents in winter, neither of these 

 can be procured, and it then preys mostly on Ptar- 

 migan. Its nest, which it builds on trees, is 

 composed of sticks, grass, and feathers, and it lays 

 two white eggs. 



