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  1. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    And by comparison is the same number of pages for small brown warblers in matk brazils birds of east asia.. Cheers, a
  2. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    So the reworking of 'bush-warblers' leads to a spread across 5 plates, from p373, with some other species, eg Malia, Leaftoiler, tesias etc interspersed, but there are essentially 5 pages of small brown warblers. You hardly have to thumb through the whole book... cheers, alan
  3. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    Are they really that far apart? - I'll check later, but I don't think there are any bush-warblers hiding in with the ducks. What other warblers? I was assuming people going birdwatching in Indonesia have some vague idea of the type of birds they might see in a given location. I'm clearly...
  4. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    ie "'The birds of Melanesia' or 'The birds of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands" Have you compared the species numbers involved and thus the need for taxonomic order to take precedent over other approaches? The Indonesia guide has vastly more species than those two regions...
  5. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    I disagree with almost your whole review but don't have time for a full reply. but I'll pick you up on this one: If you are trying to identify a bird in the forest, what are you doing looking at the INDEX?! Why not have a look at the bird, then look at the plates, see which one it looked...
  6. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    James Brilliant news - well done to the team. Cheers, alan
  7. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    Guy - if Josep has got some annual budget spare, can you plead with him to get those smaller tubenoses repainted? I'll have a go my self for a fee - if you pay extra, I'll hold the paintbrush in my hand as well. cheers, alan HBWAlive subscriber
  8. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    One of the main reasons is that the English names of the various Flycatchers were not aligned with their true relationships - the new English names sort that out. cheers, alan
  9. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    The majority of the illustrations are from the Lynx HBW and HBW alive set but there are obviously a large number of new illustrations for new taxa, split taxa and sub-species etc. James may know the exact number. A pity there was no repaint of some of the dreadful tubenoses - perhaps something...
  10. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    I got my copy yesterday (direct from Lynx - surely the way to go) and it is magnificent. One early point, given the number of splits (Drongos! White-eyes!), it is then surprising where the conservative position is adopted, the obvious example being the Red-bellied Pitta group. One for the...
  11. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    :t: cheers, alan
  12. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    Mentawai Scops Owl has still got a yellow iris in that HBW image (they have a dark iris, see text or recent photos), surely it wouldn't be that difficult to amend this? cheers, alan
  13. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    Argentina cheers, a
  14. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    only 7 so far, could get another in the autumn. cheers, a
  15. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    James, Many thanks - sounds great. I'll be getting 2 copies. cheers, alan
  16. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    From I what I see from the cover on Lynx, this is going to use HBW Artwork - I wonder if James or anyone else can advise whether there are any new images, eg for new taxa, splits and so on. I would have preferred some of the other species, eg seabirds, to be repainted. I've got no doubt that...
  17. lewis20126

    Field guide for whole indonesia

    How certain is the date James? Is now the time to sell my mint, never been used, copy of Bishop ? cheers, alan
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