Bibliography for TYTONIDAE

• Amadon, D. & Bull, J. 1988. Hawks and owls of the world. Proceedings of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology 3: 295-357
• American Ornithologists' Union. 1983. Check-list of North American Birds. 6th Edn American Ornithologists' Union xxix 877 pp.
• Barrett, C. 1931. Australian Birds & Butterflies. Series 3. Melbourne : Sun Nature Book Series 44 pp.
• Beddard, F.E. 1888. On the classification of the Striges. Ibis 30: 335-344
• Beddard, F.E. 1890. On Photodilus badius, with remarks on its systematic position. Ibis 32: 293-304
• Beruldsen, G.R. 1986. Observations on the Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa in south-east Queensland. Australian Bird Watcher 11: 230-236
• Billberg, G.J. 1828. Synopsis Faunae Scandinaviae. Tom. I, Pars 2. Aves. Holmiae 208 pp. [For publication date Richmond, C.W. 1900. Some necessary changes in nomenclature. Auk ns 17: 178–179 Lysaght, A. 1957. The first specimens of Dacelo novaeguineae and D. leachii in European collections. Emu 57: 209–210 Mathews, G.M. 1926. An important date. Emu 26: 148]
• Bonaparte, C.L. 1850. Conspectus Generum Avium. Tom. I. Lugduni, Batavorum : E.J. Brill 543 pp. [Date published 24 Jun 1850]
• Burton, J.A. (ed.) 1973. Owls of the World. Their evolution, structure and ecology. London : Peter Lowe (Eurobook Ltd) 216 pp.
• Cayley, N.W. 1931. What Bird is That? A Guide to the Birds of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xix 315 pp. XXXVI pls.
• Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp.
• Clark, R.J., Smith, D.G. & Kelso, L.H. 1978. Working Bibliography of Owls of the World, with summaries of current taxonomy and distributional status. Washington, D.C. : Raptor Information Center, National Wildlife Federation Scientific/Technical Series Vol. 1 319 pp.
• Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp.
• Cramp, S. (ed.) 1985. Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palaearctic. Oxford : Oxford University Press Vol. 4 960 pp. 98 pls.
• Eck, S. & Busse, H. 1973. Eulen Die rezenten und fossilen Formen Aves, Strigidae. Wittenberg, Lutherstadt : A. Ziemsen (Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei). 196 pp.
• Elliott, A.J. 1935. Some notes on two Masked Owl nestlings. The Emu 34: 196-199
• Feduccia, A. & Ferree, C.E. 1978. Morphology of the bony stapes (columella) in owls: evolutionary implications. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 91: 431-438
• Fleay, D. 1949. The Tasmanian Masked Owl. The Emu 48: 169-176
• Fleay, D. 1968. Nightwatchmen of Bush and Plain. Australian owls and owl-like birds. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 163 pp.
• Gmelin, J.F. 1788. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Linné, editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Regnum Animalium. Leipzig (Lipsiae) : G.E. Beer Vol. 1(1) 1-500 pp. [For publication date Duncan, F.M. 1937. On the dates of publication of the Society's 'Proceedings', 1859–1926. With an appendix containing the dates of publication of 'Proceedings', 1830–1858, compiled by the late F.H. Waterhouse, and of the 'Transactions', 1833–1869, by the late Henry Peavot, originally published in P.Z.S. 1893, 1913. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107: 71–84]
• Gould, J. 1837. In Proceedings of meeting of Zoological Society of London, Dec. 13, 1836. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1836: 139-140 [published June 1837, publication dated 1836]
• Gould, J. 1845. In Proceedings of meeting of Zoological Society of London, July 22, 1845. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1845: 80
• Greenway, J.C. 1978. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Pt 2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 161: 1-306
• Hill, L.H. 1955. Notes on the habits and breeding of the Tasmanian Masked Owl. The Emu 55: 203-210
• Hindwood, K.A. 1940. The birds of Lord Howe Island. The Emu 40: 1-86 pl. 1
• Hyem, E.L. 1979. Observations on owls in the Upper Manning River District, NSW. Corella 3: 17-25
• Ingram, G.J. 1987. Avian type specimens in the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25: 239-254
• Kaup, J.J. 1848. Uebersicht der Eulen (Strigidae). Isis Oken 10: col. 753-772 [For publication date Mathews, G.M. 1925. The Birds of Australia. Supplements 4 & 5. Bibliography of the Birds of Australia Pts 1 & 2. London : H.F. & G. Witherby viii 149 pp. Whittell, H.M. 1954. The Literature of Australian Birds: a History and Bibliography of Australian Ornithology. Perth : Paterson Brokensha xi 116 788 pp.]
• Kaup, J.J. 1852. Monograph of the Owls—Strigidae, Pt 2. pp. 103-122 in Jardine, W. (ed.). Contributions to Ornithology for 1852. Edinburgh : W.H. Lizars 162 pp. [publication dated as 1853 Mathews, G.M. 1925. The Birds of Australia. Supplements 4 & 5. Bibliography of the Birds of Australia Pts 1 & 2. London : H.F. & G. Witherby viii 149 pp.]
• Kaup, J.J. 1859. Monograph of the Strigidae. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 4: 201-260
• Marshall, J.T. Jr 1966. Relationships of certain owls around the Pacific. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 21: 235-242
• Mason, I.J. 1983. A new subspecies of Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae (Stephens) from southern New Guinea. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 103: 123-128 [publication date Mathews, G.M. 1920. Dates of ornithological works. Austral Avian Records 4: 1–27 (cf. Whittell, H.M. 1954. The Literature of Australian Birds: a History and Bibliography of Australian Ornithology. Perth : Paterson Brokensha xi 116 788 pp. [288]; Meyer de Schauensee, R. 1957. On some avian types, principally Gould's, in the collection of the Academy. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 109: 123–246)]
• Mathews, G.M. 1910. On some necessary alterations in the nomenclature of birds. Novitates Zoologicae 17: 492-503
• Mathews, G.M. 1912. Additions and corrections to my Reference List to the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 1(2): 25-52 [Date published 2 Apr 1912]
• Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912]
• Mathews, G.M. 1914. Additions and corrections to my List of the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 2(5): 83-107 [Date published 24 Sep 1914]
• Mathews, G.M. 1914. Additions to "A List of the Birds of Australia". South Australian Ornithologist 1(2): 12-13
• Mathews, G.M. 1916. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 5 pt 4 pp. 353-440 + xi pls 267-274. [Date published 30 Aug. 1916]
• McAllan, I.A.W. & Bruce, M.D. 1989. The Birds of New South Wales A Working List. Turramurra, New South Wales : Biocon Research Group vii 103 pp. [publication dated 1988, published May 1989]
• Mees, G.F. 1963. The status and distribution of some species of owls in Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 8: 166-169 [publication date Mathews, G.M. 1920. Dates of ornithological works. Austral Avian Records 4: 1–27 Mathews, G.M. 1925. The Birds of Australia. Supplements 4 & 5. Bibliography of the Birds of Australia Pts 1 & 2. London : H.F. & G. Witherby viii 149 pp. Zimmer, J.T. 1926. Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library. Field Museum of Natural History Publications, Zoological Series 16: 1–364 (Pt 1, Publ. 239), 365–706 (Pt 2, Publ. 240)]
• Mees, G.F. 1964. A revision of the Australian owls (Strigidae and Tytonidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 65: 1-62
• Mees, G.F. 1982. Review of Nocturnal Birds of Australia by R. Schodde and I.J. Mason. The Emu 82: 182-184
• Menkhorst, P., Rogers, D., Clarke, R., Davies, J., Marsack, P. & Franklin, K. 2019. The Australian Bird Guide. Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing 2nd, pp. 576.
• Miller, A.H. 1965. The syringeal structure of the Asiatic owl Phodilus. Condor 67: 536-538
• Milne Edwards, A. 1878. Observations sur les affinités zoologiques du genre Phodilus et description d'un nouveau genre de rapace nocturne. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 2 1: 185-199
• Norberg, R.A. 1977. Occurrence and independent evolution of bilateral ear asymmetry in owls and implications on owl taxonomy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 280: 375-408
• Parker, S.A. 1977. The distribution and occurrence in South Australia of owls of the genus Tyto. South Australian Ornithologist 27: 207-215 [Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of delivery of the sheets of the "Proceedings" of the Zoological Society of London, from the commencement in 1830 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440]
• Peters, J.L. 1940. Check-list of Birds of the World. Cambridge : Harvard University Press Vol. 4 xii 291 pp.
• Pycraft, W.P. 1898. A contribution towards our knowledge of the morphology of the owls. Part I. Pterylography. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2 7: 223-275
• Pycraft, W.P. 1903. A contribution towards our knowledge of the morphology of the owls. Part II. Osteology. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 9(1): 1-46
• Pycraft, W.P. 1903a. On the pterylography of Photodilus. Ibis 45: 36-48
• RAOU Checklist Committee, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1926. Official Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union x 212 pp.
• Roberts, G.J. 1983. Observations of Masked Owls in the Gloucester area, New South Wales. Australian Birds 18: 13-14
• Rothschild, W. & Hartert, E. 1913. On some Australian forms of Tyto. Novitates Zoologicae 20: 280-284
• Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. 1981. Nocturnal Birds of Australia. Illustrated by Jeremy Boot. Melbourne : Lansdowne Edns 136 pp. 22 pls. [publication dated as 1980]
• Sharpe, R.B. 1875. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Striges, or Nocturnal Birds of Prey. London : British Museum Vol. 2 xi 325 pp. XIV pls.
• Sibley, C.G., Ahlquist, J.E. & Monroe, B.L., Jr 1988. A classification of living birds of the world based on DNA-DNA hybridization studies. Auk 105: 409-423
• Sibley, C.G. & Monroe, B.L., Jr 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. New Haven : Yale University Press xxiv 1111 pp.
• Smith, P. 1984. Prey items of the Sooty Owl and the Barn Owl at Bega, New South Wales. Corella 8: 71-72
• Stanger, M., Clayton, M., Schodde, R., Wombey, J. & Mason, I. 1998. CSIRO List of Australian Verebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing iii 124 pp.
• Stephens, J.F. 1826. In, General Zoology or Systematic Natural History, commenced by the late George Shaw, M.D.F.R.S. & C. Aves. London : J. & A. Arch etc. Vol. XIII Pt II 290 pp. pls 31-63. [published Feb. 1826, publication dated 1825, 1826]
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• Stresemann, E. 1934. Über Vögel, gesammelt von Dr. F. Kopstein auf den Süd-Molukken und Tenimber 1922–1924. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 17: 15-19
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