SNOWY OWL. 



PLATE XXIV. FIG. I. 



Strix nyctea, 

 Surnia nyctea, 

 Noctua nyctea, 



MONTAGU. BEWICK. 

 SELBT. GOULD. 

 JENTNS. 



THE nest of this noble bird, whose motto might well be that of 

 another noble family, ' Gripe Griffin, hold fast/ is made on the ground, 

 or upon rocks, though sometimes it is said, in trees, and is composed 

 of branches. 



The eggs are white, but by Veillot said to be spotted with black, 

 and two, three, or four in number, of which only two are thought to 

 be in general hatched. 



VOL. I. 



