Dictionary of Birds by Campbell & Lack. 1985. (1 Viewer)

Crusty

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• Jun 7, 2018

• #1

Interested in comments about the following book.

A Dictionary of Birds by Campbell & Lack. 1985.

Thank You

 

Rick Wright

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• Jun 9, 2018

• #2

Worth having, especially at the low prices it's offered at nowadays. \

I use it less often than I do its great predecessor, Newton's Dictionary, or Frank Gill's textbook, but it's handy, compact, and fairly comprehensive. (I'd have titled it a "short encyclopedia" rather than a "dictionary.")

Did you have specific questions?

 

Crusty

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• Jun 13, 2018

• #3

Rick...

Thank you for your comments about A Dictionary of Birds (Campbell & Lack, 1985, British Ornithologists' Union, 670 pages).

I received a copy today from Buteo Books & ABA Sales, Arrington, Virginia, USA in very good condition. This volume is part of my "Get Serious" bird book shelf.

:'D

 

Crusty

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• Jun 13, 2018

• #4

Rick Wright said:

Did you have specific questions?

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Can you give me a few suggestions for my "Get Serious" bird book shelf.

 

MJB

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• Jun 14, 2018

• #5

Crusty said:

Can you give me a few suggestions for my "Get Serious" bird book shelf.

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The Migration Ecology of Birds (2008),

The Speciation and Biogeography of Birds (2003),

Population Limitation in Birds (1998),

all by Ian Newton published by Academic Press.

Although full of technical aspects, Ian Newton writes superbly well, and there's an enormous amount of content of interest to the lay person.
MJB

 

Crusty

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• Jun 14, 2018

• #6

MJB...

Thank you for the suggestions--I cannot wait until I have some time to look them up.

 

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Murray Lord

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• Jun 16, 2018

• #7

Couple more suggestions for you:

Ten Thousand Birds by Tim Birkhead & others
Singing Life of Birds by Don Kroodsma