his work was caried out from Marrch to July,1992,in Qishan county,Shaanxiprovince,to study the ecology of this species.Male and female birds have been found in pairsto move about at dawn or night frequently in the early breedinjg period,The nests of the Little Owl(Athene noctua plumipes )are found in the holes or crevices in steep ravine。 They laytheir eggs on the loose soil at the bottom of their nests.A hatch A hatch patch becomes much obviouson the abdomen of the female before laying their eggs.The eg...