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A comprehensive monograph of the beautiful Snowy Owl, famed for its elegant, all-white plumage.

Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Introduction 1 What makes a snowy owl? 2 Breeding range 3 Palaentology, systematics and evolution 4 Winter and summer habitats 5 Breeding 6 Timing of hatching 7 Diet 8 Numbers of population density 9 Winter range and winter records 10 Snowy Owl friends and foes 11 Snowy Owls and people Colour Plates Appendix 1: Species list Appendix 2: Glossary References

About the Author

Raptor specialist Eugene Potapov and Arctic expert Richard Sale form a talented and experienced authorship team that has written some superb books for Christopher Helm. Their first Poyser title, The Gyrfalcon (2005), was the winner of The Wildlife Society's 'Best Science Book 2006' award; Richard Sale's work, A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife (2006) is a spectacular addition to the Helm list.

Reviews

A MUST have for those with a technical or semi-technical interest in the species.
*The Guardian*

Excellent, packed with information yet readable, and produced to...a high standard.
*Scottish Birds*

lead[s] you into areas of the natural world that you hadn't really considered before. ...covered with a scientific thoroughness and rigour
*Bird Watching*

fascinating and instructive contents...easily understandable and fluent. ...an impressively detailed monograph.
*Ibis (International Journal of avian science)*