Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean
Table of Contents
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SPECIES ACCOUNTS 21
Barn Owl 22
Ashy-faced Owl 33
Flammulated Owl 37
Western Screech-Owl 46
Eastern Screech-Owl 57
Balsas Screech-Owl 71
Pacific Screech-Owl 74
Whiskered Screech-Owl 79
Bearded Screech-Owl 87
Vermiculated Screech-Owl 91
Puerto Rican Screech-Owl 95
Bare-legged Owl 99
Crested Owl 102
Spectacled Owl 106
Great Horned Owl 111
Snowy Owl 126
Northern Hawk Owl 143
Northern Pygmy-Owl 152
Colima Pygmy-Owl 163
Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl 166
Central American Pygmy-Owl 169
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl 172
Cuban Pygmy-Owl 181
Elf Owl 184
Burrowing Owl 193
Mottled Owl 204
Black-and-white Owl 209
Spotted Owl 213
Barred Owl 224
Fulvous Owl 235
Great Gray Owl 238
Long-eared Owl 251
Stygian Owl 262
Short-eared Owl 267
Striped Owl 276
Jamaican Owl 282
Boreal Owl 286
Northern Saw-whet Owl 298
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl 311
Acknowledgments 319
Glossary 321
General Bibliography 325
Index 331