Owls of the world: their evolution, structure and ecology.
Weert: Peter Lowe, (1973. first edition). Quarto, colour illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
BIRDS - Owls and other Nightbirds
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Owls of the world: their evolution, structure and ecology.
Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, (1985. second edition), Quarto, colour paintings, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Owls of the world: their evolution, structure and ecology.
Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, (1973. reprint). Quarto, photographs, signature, softcover. More
Nightjars: a guide to nightjars and related nightbirds.
Mountfield: Pica Press, (1998. first edition). Octavo, 36 colour plates, maps, dustwrapper. Sighting a nightjar or nighthawk in the gloaming is an experience much sought-after by every birder; but these relatively common, insectivorous and crepuscular birds are but representatives of an order that comprises 119 species in five families, and..... More
Nightwatchmen of bush and plain: Australian owls and owl-like birds.
Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, (1968. first edition). Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. One of the better twentieth century Australian bird books, very well written and observed. More
Population dynamics of the California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis): a meta-analysis.
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2004. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 54. More
Birds of the night: owls, frogmouths and nightjars of Australia.
Sydney: Reed, (1991. first edition). Quarto, colour photographs, slightly sunned spine, very good copy in dustwrapper. The photographs show all 16 species in the wild. Other chapters examine hearing and vision, hunting techniques and pellet production and there is also a chapter devoted to bush and camera techniques... More
Owls, frogmouths and nightjars of Australia.
Richmond: Bloomings Books, 2008. Quarto, colour photographs, signed by the author, fine copy in dustwrapper. The author has spent over 20 years observing and photographing all 17 species to produce an intimate and evocative picture of the lives of these mysterious birds. The book is richly and beautifully illustrated with..... More
The owls of southern Africa.
Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1987. Quarto, colour plates by Simon Calburn, fine copy in dustwrapper and slipcase. More
Owls of the world.
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, (2008. second edition). Large octavo, colour plates, distribution maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. This revised second edition (first published 1999) covers the identification of owls of the world. The plumages of many species are cryptic and difficult to separate by plumage alone. This problem..... More
Owls: a guide to the owls of the world.
Mountfield: Pica Press, (1999. first edition). Large octavo, 64 colour plates by Friedhelm Weick, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. Owls is the most comprehensive book ever published on the group. It is not merely an identification guide, although it does this job handsomely; it is also an invaluable source..... More
Birds by night.
London: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
A revision of the Australian owls (Strigidae and Tytonidae).
Leiden: E. J. Brill, Zoologische Verhandelingen, No.65, 8 Jun,1964. Octavo, one colour plate, publisher's wrappers. More
Owls of Europe.
Vermillion: Buteo Books, 1983. Octavo, photographs, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. Review the 13 owls breeding in Europe and an additional four species in lands adjoining the Mediterranean in North Africa and the Middle East. Divided into three sections covering origins, taxonomy and biology; species descriptions; and ecology. More
The Great Grey Owl: phantom of the northern forest.
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980. Octavo, paperback, photographs. More
The Barn Owl in the British Isles: its past, present and future.
London: Hawk Trust, 1987. Octavo, colour photographs, bookplate. More
Owls.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2014. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist # 125. In a much-anticipated volume Mike Toms draws on a wealth of experience and research, providing a comprehensive natural history of British owls. The first part of the book covers various aspects of owl taxonomy..... More
The enchanting owl.
Shrewsbury: 1990. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Owls of the northern hemisphere.
London: Collins, 1988. Small folio, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
The book of owls.
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1974. first edition). Octavo, black and white photographs, some minor foxing otherwise a near fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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