. Hand-book to the birds of Great Britain . ^^v. N. v*y SNOWY OWL. THE SNOWY OWLS. 85 Nyctea scandiaca (L.), Newt. ed. Yarr. Brit. B. i. p. 187(1872); Dresser, B. Eur. v. p. 287, pi. 310 (1873);Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. ii. p. 125 (1875); B. O. Br. B. p. 87 (1883); Saunders, Man. Brit. B. p. 293(1889); Lilford, Col. Fig. Br. B. part xviii. (1891).Surnia nyctea^ Seeb. Brit. B. i. p. 177 (1883).^Plate XXXVI.) Adult Male.—Pure white above and below, with a longitu-dinal spot of brown on the hinder crown and on the wing-coverts ; on the quills a few remains of brown bars, and on thetail-fe
. Hand-book to the birds of Great Britain . ^^v. N. v*y SNOWY OWL. THE SNOWY OWLS. 85 Nyctea scandiaca (L.), Newt. ed. Yarr. Brit. B. i. p. 187(1872); Dresser, B. Eur. v. p. 287, pi. 310 (1873);Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. ii. p. 125 (1875); B. O. Br. B. p. 87 (1883); Saunders, Man. Brit. B. p. 293(1889); Lilford, Col. Fig. Br. B. part xviii. (1891).Surnia nyctea^ Seeb. Brit. B. i. p. 177 (1883).^Plate XXXVI.) Adult Male.—Pure white above and below, with a longitu-dinal spot of brown on the hinder crown and on the wing-coverts ; on the quills a few remains of brown bars, and on thetail-feathers a small spot near the end of the central rectrices ;bill and claws blackish horn-colour; iris deep yellow. Totallength, 23 inches; wing, 167 ; tail, 9*6 ; tarsus, about 2*1. Adult Female.—Similar to the male, but a trifle larger. Totallength, 26 inches; wing, 18*3. Young Birds.—Not so pure white as the adults, with bars ofdusky-brown both above and below, the quills and tail beingalso banded. There can be no doubt that the Sno
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