[The Owls of North America, a] magnificent reference book, surely the most comprehensive and handsome to date, covers all the owls known to inhabit the continent north of Mexico…. Orderly, straightforward, and detailed, the text conveys all the essential data known to ornithology in respect to these economically valuable and still mysterious birds.
Peter Gardner, "Naturalist's Bookshelf: 'The Owls of North America'," in Audubon (copyright © 1974 by the National Audubon Society), Vol. 76, No. 6, November, 1974, p. 105.
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