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North American Owls: Biology And Natural History, Paul A. Johnsgard

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Foreword by Robert W. Nero 9
Preface 11

Comparative Biology of Owls 15
Evolution and Classification of North American Owls 17
Comparative Ecology and Distribution 25
Comparative Morphology and Physiology 37
Comparative Behavior 55
Comparative Reproductive Biology 71
Owls in Myth and Legend 85

Natural Histories of North American Owls

Family Tytonidae 95
Common Barn-owl

Family Strigidae 105
Flammulated Owl
Eastern Screech-owl
Western Screech-owl
Whiskered Screech-owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk-owl
Northern Pygmy-owl
Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
Elf Owl
Burrowing Owl
Spotted Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl

Key to Genera …

Order Anseriformes: From Check-List Of Birds Of The World, Paul A. Johnsgard

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SUBORDER ANSERES
FAMILY ANATIDAE

SUBFAMILY ANSERANATINAE
GENUS ANSERANAS LESSON

SUBFAMILY DENDROCYGNINAE
GENUS DENDROCYGNA SWAINSON

GENUS THALASSORNIS EYTON

SUBFAMILY ANSERINAE
GENUS CYGNUS BECHSTEIN

GENUS ANSER BRISSON

GENUS BRANTA SCOPOLI

GENUS CEREOPSIS LATHAM

GENUS STICTONETTA REICHENBACH

SUBFAMILY TADORNINAE
GENUS CYANOCHEN BONAPARTE

GENUS CHLOEPHAGA EYTON

GENUS ALOPOCHEN STEJNEGER

GENUS TADORNA FLEMING

GENUS TACHYERES OWEN

SUBFAMILY ANATINAE
GENUS PLECTROPTERUS STEPHENS

GENUS CAIRINA FLEMING

GENUS PTERONETTA SALVADORI

GENUS SARKIDIORNIS EYTON

GENUS NETTAPUS BRANDT

GENUS CALLONETTA DELACOUR

GENUS AIX BOlE

GENUS CHENONETTA BRANDT

GENUS AMAZONETTA BOETTICHER

GENUS MERGANETTA GOULD

GENUS HYMENOLAIMUS GRAY

GENUS ANAS LINNAEUS

GENUS MALACORHYNCHUS SWAINSON

GENUS MARMARONETTA REICHENBACH

GENUS RHODONESSA REICHENBACH

GENUS NETTA …