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Description: |
xiii, 298 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-293). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Comparative biology of owls. Evolution and classification of North American owls -- Comparative ecology and distribution -- Comparative morphology and physiology -- Comparative behavior -- Comparative reproductive biology -- Owls in myth and legend -- Natural histories of North American owls. Family Tytonidae. Barn owl -- Family Strigidae. Flammulated owl -- Eastern screech-owl -- Western screech-owl -- Mexican screech-owls -- Whiskered screech-owl -- Crested owl --- Spectacled owl -- Great horned owl -- Snowy owl -- Northern hawk-owl -- Northern pygmy-owl -- Mexican pygmy-owls -- Ferruginous pygmy-owl -- Elf owl -- Burrowing owl -- Mottled owl -- Black-and-white owl -- Spotted owl -- Barred owl-- Great gray owl -- Long-eared owl -- Stygian owl -- Short-eared owl -- Striped owl -- Boreal owl -- Northern saw-whet owl -- Appendix 1: Key to genera and species of North American owls (exclusive of strictly Mexican species) -- Key to genera and species of indigenous Mexican owls -- Key to structural variations in external ears of North American owl genera (exclusive of Mexico) -- Appendix 2: Advertisement and other typical calls of non-Mexican North American owls -- Appendix 3: Origins of scientific and vernacular names of North American owls. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Review: "Paul Johnsgard has completely updated his highly praised 1988 edition of North American Owls, and by adding twelve species of Mexican owls he now covers the entire continent of North America." "This second edition presents updated information, new and modified figures and range maps, and twelve new color plates, including illustrations of Mexican owls. The number of citations has nearly doubled to 900, reflecting more than a decade's worth of scientific inquiry and discovery. As with the original North American Owls, this second edition will become the standard work in the field."--Jacket. |
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Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy037/2002021015.html |