THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. 175 



376 Nyctea nyctea (Linnaeus). 

 Snowy Owl. 



Adults. Length, male, 20-23; female, 23-27. Wing, 16-17. White, some- 

 what barred above and below with dusky ; female more heavily barred than the 

 male ; eyes, yellow. 



Irregular winter visitant, occurring some seasons in considerable 

 numbers. 



Mr. W. E. D. Scott states that it was very plentiful in the winter of 

 1876-7 1 at Long Beach. Several were obtained in 1886-7 in Morris 

 county (Thurber), and in November, 1889, a number occurred in 

 northern New Jersey. 2 



Mr. Laurent 3 saw one at Anglesea, December 20th, 1890, and Mr. 

 H. W. Hand reports a pair at Cape May, November 26th, 1905, one 

 of which was killed. 



377a Surnia ulula caparoch (Miiller). 

 Hawk Owl. 



Adults. Length, 15-17.50. Wing, 9. Upper parts, dark brown, spotted 

 with white ; upper tail-coverts and tail barred with white ; lower parts, white ; 

 breast, abdomen, sides and under tail-coverts regularly barred with brown ; 

 peculiar in its long, pointed tail. 



A very rare straggler from the North in winter. Only two records 

 for the State, both given by Dr. C. C. Abbott. One bird killed in 

 Mercer county, 1858, the other in Middlesex county, in 1861. 



1 Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 1879. 



2 Forster, Forest and Stream, November 28th, 1889. 



3 O. and O., 1892, p. 54. 



