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creatures, even in the daytime, though people 

 have an idea that they are particularly drowsy, 

 and that they cannot bear the light. That 

 is quite a mistake, as you will soon find out 

 if you ever keep a tame owl, and tame owls 



WHITE OWL. (After Well.) 



make very nice pets, especially the brown or 

 tawny owl, which is one of the commonest 

 in our country. If your owl is of this kind, 

 you will find not only that it can see quite 

 well in the day, but that it really likes the sun ; 

 and so do most owls. The only kind of owl 

 which really does seem to like to hide in 



