. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 22!). 230 SNOWY OWL 376. Nyctea nyctca. 25 in. No ear tufts. Plumage white, more or less heavilys](()tted with black, tlie female usually being quitestrongly barred on the back. They are locally abundantin the far north, preferring low, mossy lands to themore timbered districts. Here they And an abundanceof food during the summer months, living upon hares,lemmings, ptarmigan and ducks. They are about theequal of the Horned Owl in strength, and usually willweigh a few ounces more; they will frequently killanimals or
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . 22!). 230 SNOWY OWL 376. Nyctea nyctca. 25 in. No ear tufts. Plumage white, more or less heavilys](()tted with black, tlie female usually being quitestrongly barred on the back. They are locally abundantin the far north, preferring low, mossy lands to themore timbered districts. Here they And an abundanceof food during the summer months, living upon hares,lemmings, ptarmigan and ducks. They are about theequal of the Horned Owl in strength, and usually willweigh a few ounces more; they will frequently killanimals or birds as heavy, or heavier, than also catch a great many fish; these they get insliallow water among the rock-weed covered stones, byicacliing down quickly and seizing their prey in theirstidug claws. Nest.—On the ground in dry portions of marshes;<lie 2 to 8 eggs are pure white. Range.—Breeds from Labrador and Hudson Bay,northward, and possibly farther south; winters cas-ually to the Middle States, and commonly to ^Slinne-sota and Maine. AMERICAN HAWK OWL
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