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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, artists and their contributions
Quick index