GREAT GRAY OWL 



370. Scotiaptex nebtilosa. 27 in. 



Tail long; eyes small and yellow. This large owl is 

 only found in Northern United States during the win- 

 ter. Its tail is unusually long, as are all its feathers, 

 thereby making it appear a very much larger bird than 

 it really is; it weighs but little more than the Barred 

 Owl. They do not appear to be in especial abundance 

 anywhere, but occasionally large nights of them will 

 occur in some parts of the country; they seem to occur 

 most freely in Minnesota and North Dakota. They are 

 nocturnal like the majority of the family, and subsist 

 largely upon mice and hares. 



Nest. Of sticks, in trees, usually pines, in heavily 

 wooded districts; eggs white. (2.15x1.70). 



Range. Breeds from southern Labrador, Hudson Bay 

 and Alaska northward; winters south to the northern 

 border of the United States and casually to Long Island 

 and Illinois. 



