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  1. J

    Any bird guide for Mexico?

    Fair enough James. I don't have the second edition of the regional guides. But I quoted from the latest edition of the main guide. So assuming your quotes are accurate, the failure of which you complain only applies to the latest edition of the regional guides. It also seems to me minor; the...
  2. J

    Any bird guide for Mexico?

    I think that is a different issue from the issue raised in this thread which has focused on how the guides are titled. The issue you are addressing is why field guides covering birds of the continental U.S. and Canada do not also cover Mexico. I think for various reasons, some of which you...
  3. J

    Any bird guide for Mexico?

    I believe the first guide to be called "Birds of North America" dates from 1966--it was the first guide that put range maps, bird picture, and text all on the same page, which has become the preferred modern format copied by the Collins guide among others. Prior to that time, the dominant field...
  4. J

    Any bird guide for Mexico?

    The Sibley guides state that they only cover birds north of Mexico. This statement is at the beginning of the introduction to the volumes. Below are two examples: "This book covers the identification of 923 species (plus many regional forms) found in the continent of North America north of...
  5. J

    Any bird guide for Mexico?

    Another option is to cut Howell and Webb apart and bind the plates separately. The plates are only 140+ pages.
  6. J

    Any bird guide for Mexico?

    Also it should be noted that, despite its bulk, the Howell & Webb guide does not depict most birds depicted in "North American" field guides, i.e. those guides to the birds of North America north of Mexico. It has textual descriptions only. So you may also need a guide such as Sibley.
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