Field guide to the birds of Australia 8th edition - completely revised and updated (Simpson) by Ken Simpson and Nicholas Day This edition published in 2010 by Penguin/Viking, colour plates and b&w illustrations, soft cover, 392 pages Price $A39.95 plus $A12 postage within Australia [up to 3 kg], overseas postage please request a quote ISBN 9780670072316

Since it was first published in 1984, Simpson & Day's Field Guide to the Birds of Australia has been one of the most - if not the most - respected bird guide in the country. It has sold over 500 000 copies. The guide contains 132 superb full-colour plates showing all Australian bird species; key points of identification using the latest classification system; distribution maps for all species; over 900 black and white line illustrations; breeding information; a vagrant bird bulletin; a core library list; and easy-to-use indexes. This eighth edition has been revised and updated, including some beautiful new plates.

Contents

• Quick index
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Introduction
• How to observe a bird
• Key to families
• Field information [pages 18-281]
• Vagrant bird bulletin
• Where the birds live
• Breeding information
• Australian islands and territories checklists
• Appendices
• Index of latin names
• Index of common names
• Writers, artisits and their contributions
• Quick index