North American Owls : Biology and Natural History
by JOHNSGARD, PAULEdition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-09-17
Publisher(s): Smithsonian Books
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Summary
Paul Johnsgard has completely updated his highly praised 1988 edition ofNorth American Owls, and by adding twelve species of Mexican owls he now covers the entire continent of North America. With detailed accounts of the nineteen owl species that breed north of Mexico, this comprehensive natural history includes thorough explanations of evolutionary relationships, ecology and distribution, anatomy and physiology, and reproductive biology.
Author Biography
Paul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is the author of The Pheasants of the World: Biology and Natural History, Second Edition (Smithsonian, 1999) and Hawks, Eagles, and Falcons of North America: Biology and Natural History (Smithsonian, 2001).
Table of Contents
| Foreword | v | ||||
| Preface to the Second Edition | vii | ||||
| Preface to the First Edition | xi | ||||
| Part One Comparative Biology of Owls | |||||
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3 | (6) | |||
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9 | (9) | |||
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18 | (14) | |||
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32 | (11) | |||
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| Part Two Natural Histories of North American Owls | |||||
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| Appendix 1 Key to Genera and Species of North American Owls (Exclusive of Strictly Mexican Species) | 243 | (6) | |||
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| Appendix 2 Advertisement and Other Typical Calls of Non-Mexican North American Owls | 249 | (4) | |||
| Appendix 3 Origins of Scientific and Vernacular Names of North American Owls | 253 | (4) | |||
| Glossary | 257 | (10) | |||
| References | 267 | (28) | |||
| Index | 295 |
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