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Identifier: colouredillustra11842meye (find matches)
Title: Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs
Year: 1842 (1840s)
Authors: Meyer, H. L. (Henry Leonard), d. 1864 Meyer, H. L. (Henry Leonard), d. 1864. Illustrations of British birds Rutter, Daniel, former owner. DSI Rolle, Mark, former owner. DSI S. & J. Bentley, Wilson & Fley, printer S. & J. Bentley and Henry Fley, printer
Subjects: Birds Birds Birds Taxidermists Birds
Publisher: London : G.W. Nickisson
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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r, the wings are narrower and morepointed, and there is no serrated border on the edge of thequill-feathers : of the usual disk of the face hardly any traceis to be found. This large and handsome bird, which is the next in pointof size after the Eagle-Owl, belongs to the more northernregions of Europe, Asia, and America; is well known andplentiful in Greenland, in Hudsons Bay, and in the islandsof the Arctic Sea. Although the Snowy Owl is able to bearthe severest cold, it migrates towards the south during thewinter season. In America, for instance, it occurs as farsouth as Pensilvania, and in Asia is found in Astrachan. InHudsons Bay, the north of Siberia, and in Kamschatka theyare very common, and by no means rare in the north ofRussia, Lapland, and the north of Sweden. To the southernparts of these countries, and to Poland, Prussia, and thenorth of Germany they only travel during winter; and al-though of uncommon occurrence they have been captured in Sf A ..*i?l5v ■*---,■* *te 4
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^ &r SNOWY OWL. 135 the heart of Germany, and also been seen in Switzerland.In the northern parts of Asia and America they are notunfrequently met with near the habitations of men. Moun-tainous and wooded country seems to suit their choice best;but in North America they are not uncommon among barrenand perpendicular rocks. It is said that the Snowy Owl is very shy; and such maybe the case with a single wandering bird, when out of itslatitude with us ; but many instances have been recorded ofthese birds accompanying a sportsman during a whole daywhen out shooting, and of their seizing upon and consumingbefore his eyes the game which he has brought down withhis gun; and even when a shot is fired, they come to thewell-known sound in order to obtain food in an easy manner. The cry of this bird has been compared to the gruntingof pigs, or the lamentations of a person in great danger. In their actions they are as agile as the Hawks ; and intheir flight bear more resemblance to them than

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