_Nyctea nyctea_
A large Owl with no 'ear' tufts and yellow eyes;
chiefly white with small brownish or blackish
markings. L. 25.
_Range._ Nests in Arctic regions, migrating
southward irregularly in winter to the northern
United States.
Washington, casual W.V. Ossining, A.V. Cambridge,
rare and irregular W.V. N. Ohio, rare W.V. Glen
Ellyn, very rare W.V. SE. Minn., common W.V.,
Oct.-Apl.
A rare winter visitant which is more often seen along the seashore.
Unlike most Owls it hunts by day, feeding chiefly on mice but also on
birds.