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chiefly on the ground, where they are quite at ease. A croaking 
sound is made while courting, but the ordinary cry is long and 
shrill; both parents, moreover, fly chattering over an intruder at 
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the breeding colonies, while individuals often sit bowing or 
twisting their heads about on the roofs of houses. 
Carine noctua, the Little Owl of British authors, is greyish- 
brown above with white markings, and white with brown streaks 
below. The facial discs are imperfect; the toes are bristly—or 
