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 RAPTORES. 



STRIGID^. 



STRIGIDJE. 



Strix nyctea, 



THE SNOWY OWL. 



Surnia nyctea. 

 Snowy Owl, MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. Suppt. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 58. 



FLEMING, Brit. An. p. 58. 



Surnia SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 95. 



Noctua JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 93. 



Surnia GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Strix Chouette Harfang, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 82. 



SURNIA. Generic Characters. Head not furnished with tufts of feathei 

 Beak curved from the base ; nostrils large, oval ; cere small. Facial di 

 incomplete. Auditory opening small. Wings of moderate size ; the thii 

 quill-feather generally the longest. Tail rather long. Legs and 

 thickly covered with feathers ; claws long, curved, and sharp. 



