LONG-EABED OWL 113 



These little mice and lizard catchers, even in their 

 infancy, have the characteristic, pectinated, sharp claws 

 of their foot-grasping parents. I am convinced that 

 these birds begin their incubating as soon as an egg is 

 laid, to keep the eggs from freezing and to prevent the 

 Crows from stealing them. 



