SNOWY OWL. 



RAPTORES. 



HI 

 STRIGlDsE. 



THE SNOWY OWL. 



Surnia nyctea. 



Striae nycteu, Snoivy 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, pt. xv. 



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



SURNIA. Generic Characters. Heads not furnished with tufts of feathers. 

 Beak curved from the base ; nostrils large, oval ; cere small. Facial disk incom- 

 plete. Auditory opening small. Wings of moderate size ; the third quill- 

 feather generally the longest. Tail rather long. Legs and toes thickly covered 

 with feathers ; claws long, curved, and sharp. 



