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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gdhunter" data-source="post: 3147242" data-attributes="member: 91605">I've probably expressed myself badly, which would be no first!  It seems to me that in a few instances the brighter colors (yellows and reds, for example) are depicted a shade or two less bright (though not washed out) in the second edition.  The illustrations of two side-by-side tyrannulets (Yellow-bellied and Brown-capped) are examples.However, it's also true that in many instances portraits that were washed out in the first are more vibrant in the second (see Dot-winged Antwren, among many others).I certainly find the overall impression of the plates from the second edition to be more visually appealing.Gary H</blockquote>