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mnm ix their relatioxs T(j man. 



are plentiful, the young' ones form a large share of the food 

 of this species. 



The old story of how these owls live in harmony with 

 prairie-dogs and rattlesnakes, all in the same burrows, is a 



HIHUOWING OWL. 

 (AftiT Biulo<jical Snrvey.) 



myth. The owl and the snake are both parasites, the dog, 

 an unwillinii: host, being- forced to yield its home and often its 

 life to its unwelcome guests. 



