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BOOK REVIEWS f o r u mf o r u m Species Advisory Committee and is a member of several OWLS OF THE WORLD other conservation organizations. His concern for the James Duncan (Key well-being of owl species is woven into the textual fabric Porter Books, Toronto, throughout the entire book. 2003) ISBN 1-55263- 214-8. 319pp. $60 (CDN) The last chapter is a synoptic description of the 205 owl species of the world, including a description of each Any conservationist with species, its habitat, its natural history, distribution maps, an interest in owls should and a summary of its conservation status. own this book. In Owls of the World James Duncan There are a few features that one hopes will be corrected conveys an unapologetic in a second edition. Although common names are used passion for these crea- throughout, and a studied effort is made not to beleaguer tures. An entire invited the reader with binomial names, the owl phylogeny is chapter, on the role of owls in mythology and culture by presented with Latin names. Thus, the reader is left to Bruce G. Marcot and David H. Johnson, explores the fend for him or herself to discover which common names http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biodiversity Taylor & Francis

BOOK REVIEWS

Whitcomb, Robert; Babcock, Carolyn E.
Biodiversity , Volume 5 (1): 2 – Mar 1, 2004
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f o r u mf o r u m Species Advisory Committee and is a member of several OWLS OF THE WORLD other conservation organizations. His concern for the James Duncan (Key well-being of owl species is woven into the textual fabric Porter Books, Toronto, throughout the entire book. 2003) ISBN 1-55263- 214-8. 319pp. $60 (CDN) The last chapter is a synoptic description of the 205 owl species of the world, including a description of each Any conservationist with species, its habitat, its natural history, distribution maps, an interest in owls should and a summary of its conservation status. own this book. In Owls of the World James Duncan There are a few features that one hopes will be corrected conveys an unapologetic in a second edition. Although common names are used passion for these crea- throughout, and a studied effort is made not to beleaguer tures. An entire invited the reader with binomial names, the owl phylogeny is chapter, on the role of owls in mythology and culture by presented with Latin names. Thus, the reader is left to Bruce G. Marcot and David H. Johnson, explores the fend for him or herself to discover which common names

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