WOOD OWLS 



1911 



bare ground; while occasionally an old rook's nest is selected. The clear hooting 

 cry, like the words tu-whit, to-who, is uttered at morning and evening; while the 

 laughter-like cry appears to be peculiar to the breeding season. The young owls 

 are fed by the parents for a considerable time after leaving the nest, and are reported 

 to be more easily reared in captivity than are those of any other species. 



Great Gray 

 Owl 



THE TAWNY OWI,. 



(One-fourth natural size.) 



The great gray owl (S. dnereum} of Arctic America, and the closely- 

 allied Lapp owl (S. lapponicum) of Northern Europe and Asia, are 

 much larger birds than the tawny owl, and are easily recognized by 

 the gray face disc being marked by a number of fine concentric brown lines. The 

 great gray owl has the plumage darker, with less distinct streaks on the breast, than 

 its European cousin; but Captain Bendire regards the two as merely varieties of a 

 single species. The great gray owl ranges from the shores of Hudson bay to tne 



