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    The Rarest Bird in the World: The Search for the Nechisar Nightjar

    I felt the same way about the title. The author does actually analyze which bird deserves that title. I don't know if I agree with his conclusion, but then again, how can you even definitively answer this? As for the sighting - I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, unless there's some...
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    North American Hummingbirds: An Identification Guide

    North American Hummingbirds: An Identification Guide by George C. West Like its subjects, this book is small. But it has plenty of room for West to present information and a plethora of illustrations and photographs for 25 hummingbird species that have been reported in the United States and...
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    The Rarest Bird in the World: The Search for the Nechisar Nightjar

    The Rarest Bird in the World: The Search for the Nechisar Nightjar by Vernon R. L. Head If you aren't familiar with the Nechisar Nightjar, it is about the weirdest bird-related story I've ever heard. In short, a team of ornithologists in Ethiopia found a road-killed bird and were able to...
  4. J

    Sibley Guide, 2nd edition

    Here's a look at the 2nd editions of the regional guides
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    Sibley Guide, 2nd edition

    Unfortunately, it is that way in the actual book. But your suspicion is exactly correct, they just used the Mottled Duck map by mistake. The Wood Duck map is correct in the 'Big' and 'Eastern' guides. Nice catch!
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    Raptors -Forsman

    The standard, at least in the US, is that you can post a limited number of images/scans from a book if you are doing so for the purposes of a review. I am no lawyer, so this is just my interpretation: I think it should be fine to post something here (at least fine to the publisher, the forum...
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    Bird of New Guinea

    Totally different books - the former is a field guide, while the upcoming one is all about, well, distribution and taxonomy. It has few, if any?, illustrations. You can get a taste for what it's like by using the Look Inside feature on Amazon...
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    Better Birding by Armistead & Sullivan

    Yes, for almost all species. I did a quick flip-through and noticed that the ex-sharp-tailed sparrows did not show juveniles, but there is a shot of a juv Seaside Sparrow. The wrens and swifts also didn't have them, but that makes complete sense.
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    Better Birding by Armistead & Sullivan

    Sorry for the late reply... I would say that Better Birding is more akin to the second edition of Kaufman's Advanced Birding, where he tries to include more high-level information rather than "just" group accounts. Here are the Sulids and nighthawks included: Sulids Northern Gannet Masked...
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    Better Birding by Armistead & Sullivan

    When I opened this book, I was a little surprised at what I found. Based on the title, I wasn't expecting an identification guide covering 24 groups of birds. But the more I read and prepared my review, the more I liked it. The title is still a misnomer, but it does attempt to impart skills that...
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    Better Birding by Armistead & Sullivan

    Oh, I forgot to mention that you can view the Table of Contents and read the entire Introduction in PDF format on the publisher's website - http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10594.html
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    Better Birding by Armistead & Sullivan

    Here's my brief summary: The book focuses on 24 groups of birds (loons, tropical terns, accipiters, marsh sparrows, etc), helping birders with some tricky identifications. But this isn’t just about identifying a few species. Throughout, the authors provide a framework for looking at birds that...
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    Birds, Art & Design

    This book showcases the unbelievable bird sculptures of Larry Barth. Seriously, they're amazing. You could be forgiven for thinking some of these photographs are of live birds, or at least mounted specimens, they are that realistic. And many are quite dynamic: Sanderlings running, a Killdeer’s...
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    Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce and Conservation

    My review of this title, by Paul J. Baicich, Margaret A. Barker, and Carrol L. Henderson, is up on the American Birding Association blog.
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    The Living Bird: 100 Years of Listening to Nature

    The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is celebrating their 100th birthday. They've produced this book partly (a surprisingly small part, actually) to celebrate their accomplishments, but mainly as “an ode to birds, a celebration of everything we love about them”. The first thing you'll notice are the...
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