OWLS 



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It lays two to four oval white eggs in a hollow tree or in 

 a hole in a wall. 



The Grass Owl (S. capensis) is of a much darker colour 

 than the Barn Owl, being of a very dark brown above 



Fig. 31. — South African Barn Owl. 



relieved by a few scattered white dots. Below white spotted 



with rounded dots of dark brown. Length about 15| inches. 



This is nowhere a common bird, but has been recorded 



from the Cape, Natal, Basutoland and the Transvaal. We 



