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SNOWY OWL. 
PEATE XOXhV.——EiG. 1. 
Strix nyctea, . : : 3 Monracu. Burwicr. 
Surnia nyctea, : : 5 . SELBY. GOULD. 
Noctua nyctea, . . : : JENYNS. 
THE nest of this noble bird, whose motto might 
well be that of another noble family, “Gripe Griffin, 
hold fast,” is made on the ground, or upon rocks, 
though sometimes, it is said, in trees, and is composed 
of branches. 
The eggs are white, but by Veillot said to be spotted 
with black, and two, three, or four in number, of 
which only two are thought to be in general hatched. 
