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flew from the bird house. Upon closer observation he discovered 

 that the owl clung to the entrance perch, thrust a claw through the 

 entrance and drew out a young bird, then almost fully fledged. After 

 witnessing a repetition of this performance several times on consecu- 

 tive evenings, he procured a sun, and. to his surprise, dropped screech 

 owls to the number of five from the cupola of the bird house as they 

 came at different intervals during one evening. 



