. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . , according to age, sex, or other circum-stances ; some individuals are nearly white, but the majority arefully spotted with dusky, especially on the upper parts. Thegeneral appearance, however, is unmistakable. Though an Arctic species, this is a very frequentwinter visitor in NewEngland, whose ap-pearance is too com-mon and too nearlyregular to requireany citation of spe-cial instances. Insome seasons thereis a sort of irruptionof these birds fromthe north, and wehear of their capturein all quarters, theyjbeing too conspic
. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . , according to age, sex, or other circum-stances ; some individuals are nearly white, but the majority arefully spotted with dusky, especially on the upper parts. Thegeneral appearance, however, is unmistakable. Though an Arctic species, this is a very frequentwinter visitor in NewEngland, whose ap-pearance is too com-mon and too nearlyregular to requireany citation of spe-cial instances. Insome seasons thereis a sort of irruptionof these birds fromthe north, and wehear of their capturein all quarters, theyjbeing too conspicu-ous both in size andcolor to escape atten-tion. Such a caseoccurred in the win-ter of 1877, as re- fig. is. —snowy by Mr. Ruthven Deane (Bull. Nutt. Club, ii, Jan.,1877, p. 9), and many other observers. The great whitebird not seldom extends its winter wanderings to theMiddle States. The summer home is beyond our limits,and extends to very high latitudes ; but, as suggestedby Mr. Boardman, the Snowy Owl may yet be foundbreeding in the woods of 96 STRIGID^ : OWLS. HAWK OWL; DAY OWL. SuRNiA FUNEREA (L.) Rich, and Sw. Chars. Dark brown above, more or less thickly speckled withwhite ; below, closely barred with brown and whitish, the throatalone streaked; quills and tail with numerous white bars ; faceashy, margined with black. Length about ; extent, ;wing, ; tail, , graduated, the lateral feathers 2 inchesshorter than the central. Except in the length of its tail, whichproduces linear measurements unusual for a bird of its bulk inthis family, its general form is that of the Snowy Owl. Like thatspecies, it is a bird of Arctic regions, coming southward in winter,but its range is more restricted, rarely extending to the MiddleStates. It is the most diurnal bird of the family, ranging abroadat all times, and approaches a hawk more nearly than any other. The Hawk Owl doubtless inhabits the woods ofNorthern New England as a permanent resident,
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