Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

by KenSimpson (Author), NicolasDay (Illustrator)

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  Paperback
  1989

  $3.27

  This handbook contains 2000 illustrations including paintings by Nicholas Day and covers every species of bird in Australia. It also provides material on taxonomy, biology and habitat of each bird family and includes tips on bird-watching and recording bird movements. This work is a companion to the standard reference book The Birds of Australia by the same men. Ken Simpson has also published Birds in Bass Strait .

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.27

  Australia has a remarkable avifauna. Of the 760 species, around 240 are endemic, making this country second only to New Guinea in terms of avian endemism. This field guide, now in its seventh edition, has long been the standard reference for the birds of Australia, and this edition has been extensively revised and updated. There are 20 new plates, and a new distribution map for each species showing subspecies distribution where appropriate. Over 1000 black and white illustrations, many new or redrawn, illustrate behaviours, flight silhouettes, detailed comparisons between related species and other useful identification pointers. This classic work has sold over 400,000 copies in its lifetime, and remains the definitive guide for this country.