Birds of Canada. 



SNOWY OWL. 



Nyctea nivea. The Snowy Owl. 



This beautiful owl is a regular fall and winter 

 visitor in Canada. It is twenty-seven inches in 

 length ; the plumage is pure white, with a few 

 spots of dark brown on the back and wings. Its 

 food consists principally of rabbits, birds, and 

 fish, which it obtains by daylight as well as by 

 twilight. The Snowy Owl flies with great rapi- 

 dity, often capturing ducks and other water fowl 

 upon the wing, Breeds in the arctic regions. 



