Richard Klim
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Just like buses - none for ages, and then two come along at once...
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Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (1 Viewer)
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DunnoKev
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Looks like the latter is an old omnibus with a bit of a new paint job.. "This book is a revised edition of a pictorial guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent first published in 1983.."
Richard Klim
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The same could probably be said of both - although I suspect Ads would object to his latest artistry being described as a new paint job.
Jos Stratford
Eastern Exile
In the first of the offerings, hopefully they screwed their heads back on and dropped the warped species order...
birdboybowley
Well-known member.....apparently so ;)
The same could probably be said of both - although I suspect Ads would object to his latest artistry being described as a new paint job.
Thankfully my artwork's in the former
birdboybowley
Well-known member.....apparently so ;)
Don't hold your breath there Jos......even Jim's unsure!
Jim Martin
Friend of the auk
I can confirm that the species order now makes some sort of sense.
JonasNordin
Jonas Nordin
Dear Jim, can you also please confirm the publishing date of 19 January 2012 (as according to Book Depository)?
Regards // Jonas
PS. What happened to "Cuckoos of the World"? Scheduled for 30 November 2011, now postponed until 21 June 2012?!?
Jos Stratford
Eastern Exile
Jim Martin
Friend of the auk
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent - 19th of Jan is correct.
Cuckoos we had to shuffle back but it will be coming in June next year. The perfect Olympic title.
Cuckoos we had to shuffle back but it will be coming in June next year. The perfect Olympic title.
MJB
Well-known member
Richard Klim
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Just got my copy of the new Grimskipp today and I'm quite pleased with it. Some of the illustrations still look a bit hazy and this is emphasised by the less crowded appearance on the page. Also the previous edition used a grey background which actually seems to have hidden faults in the original artwork.
One mildly confusing feature is that the index now refers to pages rather than plates - I assume this is an improvement brought about by new publishers.
Now I'm looking forward to getting the chance to use it in the field, mark it up with highlighters, underline sightings, make annotations and generally mess it up.
B
One mildly confusing feature is that the index now refers to pages rather than plates - I assume this is an improvement brought about by new publishers.
Now I'm looking forward to getting the chance to use it in the field, mark it up with highlighters, underline sightings, make annotations and generally mess it up.
B
Just got my copy of the new Grimskipp today and I'm quite pleased with it. Some of the illustrations still look a bit hazy and this is emphasised by the less crowded appearance on the page. Also the previous edition used a grey background which actually seems to have hidden faults in the original artwork.
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The new edition is such an improvement that I gladly dump the first one. Some strange consequences come from the change to white background. The male Red-breasted Merganser seems to have a severed head now, and some contours on other species got lost as well. Nothing major though. Definitely a fine book anyway. It has become much bulkier though, with the addition of over 140 pages. One basic problem remains, rather too many different illustrators, or maybe I should say too many styles of illustrations. But the vast majority really looks great for such a FG.
It would have been great if they had added a "Quick-Find Index", though. Guess I'll have to compile one myself again.
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QUICK_FIND INDEX Grimmett, Inskipp & Inskipp 2nd ed.
A bit faster than planned, but here is the Quick-Find Index for whoever wants to use it. There are two versions, one in pdf that can't be individualized. The other one is a Word document , and it can thus be customized, like shortened, or whatever. There would easily be space for several additional names if you want to expand it. Or else, you can play around with the font.
As it is, the index is ready to be printed and then cut to fit inside the book.
I glued one onto both inside covers. The index is compiled from the Princeton edition, but the Helm edition should be identical, I think.
A bit faster than planned, but here is the Quick-Find Index for whoever wants to use it. There are two versions, one in pdf that can't be individualized. The other one is a Word document , and it can thus be customized, like shortened, or whatever. There would easily be space for several additional names if you want to expand it. Or else, you can play around with the font.
As it is, the index is ready to be printed and then cut to fit inside the book.
I glued one onto both inside covers. The index is compiled from the Princeton edition, but the Helm edition should be identical, I think.
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