HAWK OWL, 
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RAPTORES. 
STRIGIDJE. 
HAWK OWL. 
SURNIA FUNEREA. 
PLATE XVIII. FIG. I. 
Mr. Yarrell has figured this species as a British 
bird, one having been captured on board ship off the 
coast of Cornwall; he makes the following remarks, of 
which I avail myself. “ When we consider that this bird 
is an inhabitant of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and other 
parts of the north of Europe, that it is not unfrequently 
seen in Germany, and even in France, it is a matter of 
surprise that it should not have been taken in this coun¬ 
try before.” 
The Hawk Owl is said to build its nest in trees, and 
to lay two eggs; for the one now figured I am indebted 
to the kindness of Mr. Walter; it agrees in size with the 
one figured by Thienemann. 
