Owls of Europe
By: by Heimo Mikkola ; illustrated by Ian Willis
Series: Poyser monographs
Publisher: T & A D Poyser
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Calton, Waterhouses, Staffordshire, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9781472597175
Subjects: Birds; Owls
Description: "In this major work Dr Mikkola reviews the 13 owls breeding in Europe and an additional four species in lands adjoining the Mediterranean in North Africa and the Middle East. The book has three Parts. I: Special Characteristics - origins, taxonomy, anatomical features, pellets. II: Species Descriptions - the 17 species described in detail, with voice, behaviour, food, breeding and distribution (34 maps). III: Ecological Relationships - largely concerned with interactions between owls and with other birds of prey. Identification, part of the Species Descriptions text, is more than supplemented by 8 superb colour plates by Ian Willis. In addition there are numerous line drawings and over 70 photographs."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-348) and index.

Also issued in print.

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Table of contents: title: Part 1. Special characteristics of owls; title: Part 2. Species descriptions; title: Part 3. Ecological relationships in European owls.