. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . awny Owl is a variable bird, having two distinctphases, grey and rufous ; the latter, figured, is the commonerin Britain. The general colour is warm rufous buff, mottledwith dark brown ; pale tips to the secondaries form light barson the wings. The buff under parts have dark brown stria-tions. The facial disc is grey, margined with brown ; the legsare densely feathered to the toes. The bill is yellowish horn,the claws horn with black tips, the irides dark brown. Thefemale is larger and usually more rufous. Length, 15 , 2 ins. Snowy Ow
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . awny Owl is a variable bird, having two distinctphases, grey and rufous ; the latter, figured, is the commonerin Britain. The general colour is warm rufous buff, mottledwith dark brown ; pale tips to the secondaries form light barson the wings. The buff under parts have dark brown stria-tions. The facial disc is grey, margined with brown ; the legsare densely feathered to the toes. The bill is yellowish horn,the claws horn with black tips, the irides dark brown. Thefemale is larger and usually more rufous. Length, 15 , 2 ins. Snowy Owl. Nyciea nyctea (Linn.). As suggested by its name and white plumage, the Snowy Owl(Plate 123) is a bird of the Arctic, circumpolar in range, andmigrating southward in winter. To the Orkneys and Shetlandsit is a regular winter visitor, appearing from September onwardsand departing again in March and April. It not infrequentlyreaches the Hebrides and mainland of Scotland, and is occa-sionally seen in the north of Ireland. Elsewhere in the British. Tawny Owl. / ^. ^ \
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