The Owls of Southern Africa

This monograph on the twelve owl species that inhabit the southern African subregion has been written by a leading specialist on birds of prey and illustrated by one of South Africa's best-known bird artists. The result is an authoritative and visually exciting book that will undoubtedly become a standard work on this group of birds.

Owls, being mainly nocturnal, are difficult to study in the field, and our knowledge of them is therefore limited. However, the author. Dr Alan Kemp, presents all the known facts about these fascinating, highly efficient raptors within a framework of current thinking on evolution, predator-prey relationships, energy cycles, and life histories, thus allowing inferences to be made about their behaviour and biology.

Hardback with dustcover over biscuit cloth boards with red owl outline to front board. Halftitle.  Coloured Owl Frontispiece. Title. Dedication. Further coloured plate. Contents. Foreword. Further colour plate. Acknowledgements.Introduction. 184 pages, text, with 18 large paintings are supported by forty colour sketches and numerous pencil drawings illuminate details of anatomy, posture, behaviour, and the stages of growth of the young. ISBN 0 947430 03 2. First edition- Standard edition. With slipcase.

Fine.