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    Australian field guides - a bit of a review.

    I haven't heard anything. In the meantime, the Pizzey app has come out. Many consider that the illustrations are better than the Morcombe app, but that the call recordings aren't. I've got both, and I find Morcombe easier to use.
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    Australian field guides - a bit of a review.

    It's not yet available, as far as I know. You can register your email adress to be informed when it is: http://www.gibbonmm.com.au/tour/PKBA_PC.aspx I've no idea how far off it is, or if any others are coming soon. I'm pretty sure it's the Morcombe app or nothing at the moment.
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    Australian field guides - a bit of a review.

    I haven't seen a recent edition of this. Mine is about 50 years old, and I'd say the biggest problem is the small pictures. I've heard people complain about their quality, but when you look closely, they aren't that bad. It's just that such tiny pictures were never going to turn out well with...
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    Australian field guides - a bit of a review.

    I haven't actually seen this Collins Guide, but I wonder if the problem is that you just can't fit enough pictures into a book small enough to be called a field guide in order to cover all the plumage variations. How many species does the Collins Guide cover? I sometimes wonder if people's...
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    Australian field guides - a bit of a review.

    Mike, have you written your name and phone number on your copy of S&D? I've heard of several people who do the same thing, but then lost the book on a trip. No idea what chance you'd have of getting it back that way, but the chances otherwise must be about zero. I put my details in the front of...
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    Australian field guides - a bit of a review.

    I've got the compact version of Morcombe, which is actually a few grams lighter than Slater. In addition to some of the remarks above, I like the "quick index" inside the back cover, which takes you to the first page of each "family", e.g. honeyeaters, quails, etc. I feel that a lot of the...
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