(If he were virtuous & good, he would become a Great Horned Owl). In British folklore, a screeching Barn Owl is believed to predict that a storm or cold weather was imminent. During a storm, if a Barn Owl was heard, it indicated that the storm was nearly over.
Carbon group. The carbon group is a periodic table group consisting of carbon (C), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), and flerovium (Fl). In modern IUPAC notation, it is called Group 14. In the field of semiconductor physics, it is still universally called Group IV.
In order of increasing number of carbon atoms, methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6), and propane (C3H8) are the first three members of the series. Methane, ethane, and propane are the only alkanes uniquely defined by their molecular formula.