xxiv LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Great Horned Owl. " Stared off in such an interested and spirited 



attitude" 313 

 View of the Great Horned Owl on her nest 317 

 Great Horned Owl. " When it was about two months old " 319 

 Nest and eggs of the Great Horned Owl 322 

 Great Horned Owl. " The young were safely hatched " 323 

 Great Horned Owl. "As she returned to her young" 325 

 Great Horned Owl. " Her body crouched down into the nest " 327 

 Great Horned Owl. " Stooping over to caress her owlet " 331 

 Great Horned Owl. " Squatting in the leaves " 333 

 Great Horned Owl. " There sat the brooding owl, her head show- 

 ing above the nest " 33^ 



