Birds of Australia (Princeton Field Guides) In 132 color plates of remarkable beauty and precision, Nicolas Day has captured the details of all of Australia's 760 birds.This is the completely revised seventh edition of Australia's best field guide, with more than 500,000 copies sold over its lifetime. The Vagrant Bird Bulletin has been

Title	:	Birds of Australia (Princeton Field Guides)
Author	:	Ken Simpson
Rating	:	4.54 (911 Votes)
Asin	:	0691120498
Format Type	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	392 Pages
Publish Date	:	2004-07-26
Genre	:

This is the completely revised seventh edition of Australia's best field guide, with more than 500,000 copies sold over its lifetime. In 132 color plates of remarkable beauty and precision, Nicolas Day has captured the details of all of Australia's 760 birds. Succinct text by Ken Simpson and other experts gives key points of identification, as well as information about the birds' abundance and patterns of movement. Every species text is accompanied by a detailed map showing the boundaries of breeding and non-breeding populations.
This updated edition includes sixteen new or revised color plates, all new distribution maps with subspecies shown, and more than 900 black-and white-illustrations. The Vagrant Bird Bulletin has been extended to include 74 species, while a useful breeding summary for every species gives immediate information regarding their annual breeding cycle.
All readers, whether beginners or experienced birdwatchers, ornithologists, students or travelers, wil

Editorial :
Winner of the 2004 Best Bird Book - Australasia, Worldtwitch


"This field guide is an essential field and library reference for anyone observing and identifying Australia's rich birdlife. Most highly recommended."--Wildlife Activist



"Considerable attention has gone into the excellent design. The vibrancy of the color plates, with attention to the feature detail, is magnificent."--Quarterly Review of Biology

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