The Barn Owl. 



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witnesses who have carefully studied the habits of the Barn 

 Owl, as to its great utility, the necessity for the careful 

 preservation of this valuable bird cannot be too strongly 

 urged upon the whole rustic community. 



The White or Barn Owl is included in the Schedule of the 

 Wild Birds' Protection Act, 1880, which provides that any 

 person taking or killing an Owl during the close season is 

 liable to a penalty of ^i. The close season is generally from 

 the 1st March to the 31st July; but in some counties it lasts 

 from the ist February to the 31st August. 



