great grey owl, great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) Description
PLATE V.
6ILES LITHft* LIBERTY PRINTING CO. NY
UEULA CINEREA LAPPONICA (Retz.) Adult Female, one-third Natural Size.
Date 1886
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/9215374887
Author Turner, Lucien McShan.
Full title Contributions to the natural history of Alaska. Results of investigations ... in the Yukon district and the Aleutian islands; conducted under the auspices of the Signal service, United States Army, extending from May, 1874, to August, 1881 ...
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The great grey owl or great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl, documented as the world's largest species of owl by length. It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, and it is the only species in the Strix (genus) found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres. In some areas it is also called Phantom of the North, cinereous owl, spectral owl, Lapland owl, spruce owl, bearded owl, and sooty owl.
