. Diseases and enemies of poultry . SNOWY OWL. 251 hiids of the same stnus, as well as bares. On theselie darts from above, and rapidly seizes tbem in bisresistless laloiis. At limes he watches fw lish. andeoiidesfends also to prey upon rats, mice and even car-rion. This si)ci-ies is never siitticienlly nuincnnis in thisState to do any serious damage to either the iioultryor game interests. In the counties wherethese birds are i)lentiful they devour great quantitiesof small rodents which, with fish, seem to be favoritearticles of diet for them. HAWK OWL. Siuiiia iiliila caparodi. DES
. Diseases and enemies of poultry . SNOWY OWL. 251 hiids of the same stnus, as well as bares. On theselie darts from above, and rapidly seizes tbem in bisresistless laloiis. At limes he watches fw lish. andeoiidesfends also to prey upon rats, mice and even car-rion. This si)ci-ies is never siitticienlly nuincnnis in thisState to do any serious damage to either the iioultryor game interests. In the counties wherethese birds are i)lentiful they devour great quantitiesof small rodents which, with fish, seem to be favoritearticles of diet for them. HAWK OWL. Siuiiia iiliila caparodi. DESCRIPTION. Nil ear tufts; fail rounded at tips, and barredwith white; top of head and back of neck spotted w-ith whiteand black, or dark brown; a patch of unitorm blackish ordark brown on each side of hind neck; upper parts brown, moreor less spotted with white; lower parts regularly barred withbrown. length. to inches; extent 31 to 33 inches. Habitat—.Arctic America, migrating in winter to the north-ern
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