. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. 184 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SNOWY OWL. GROUP VIII.—SNOWY OWLS, Nyctca. In all countries of the north—America, Europe, and Asia— this is a typical owl, Nyctea nyctea (Linn.), of the Arctic plains— the frozen tundras,. It is white in color, more or less barred with brown, these dark markings being more abundant in the female. The old male birds are sometimes almost pure white in color. Of such a specimen shot in Alaska, Mr. Nelson writes, that its plu- mage was suffused with "a rich and extremely beautiful shade of. Please note t
. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. 184 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SNOWY OWL. GROUP VIII.—SNOWY OWLS, Nyctca. In all countries of the north—America, Europe, and Asia— this is a typical owl, Nyctea nyctea (Linn.), of the Arctic plains— the frozen tundras,. It is white in color, more or less barred with brown, these dark markings being more abundant in the female. The old male birds are sometimes almost pure white in color. Of such a specimen shot in Alaska, Mr. Nelson writes, that its plu- mage was suffused with "a rich and extremely beautiful shade of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Zoological Society. New York, The Society
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