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The day-owl, Surnia ulula or Ulula funerea: so called from its diurnal habits and notable rapacity. It is a rather small owl, without plumicorns, with the facial disk very imperfect, the tail long and graduated, and the plumage barred throughout. It inhabits the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America.
The short-eared owl. Strix brachyotus or Asio accipitrinus.
The harfang or great snowy owl, Nyctea nivea.

The small hawk-owl which is altogether a Northern bird, is one of this kind. " — Popular Adventure Tales
The small hawk-owl — The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North
Mexican goshawk, sparrow-hawk, barn-owl, long-eared owl, short-eared owl, great gray owl, barred owl, western owl, Richardson owl, screech-owl, snowy owl, hawk-owl, burrowing owl, pigmy owl and elf owl -- live mostly on destructive mammals, insects, frogs and snakes, but they eat some birds and some of them occasionally catch poultry. — Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation