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FIRST EDITION.VERY GOOD IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. SLIGHT FADED TO THE SPINE. THIS BOOK HAS THREE PARTS:- 1: SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS – ORIGINS TAXONOMY ANATOMICAL FEATURES PELLETS. 2: SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS – THE 17 SPECIES DESCRIBED IN DETAIL WITH VOICE BEHAVIOUR FOOD BREEDING AND DISTRIBUTION (34 MAPS). 3: 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.