twilighter
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According number of maps listed in VOL II , compare with MSW3, there will be only 9 more species in all 12 Families(except Bovidae)!
FYI, just got word that the release of volume 2 has been postponed until Sept/Oct of this year
I would say that......but I'd be lying!! Get the chequebook ready.....
I´ve received a notification directly from Lynx/Elisa Badia (sales manager) who inform that due to technical difficulties the publication date is re-scheduled to the end of August and distribution of HMW2 will start in September.
Regards // Jonas
Depends on how into mammals you are. IMHO, the book is a necessary buy, since unlike birds, the variety of field guides for mammals out there is pretty small, and this promises to be an important reference for the odd critter seen in an exotic location.
Just to answer my own question...yes, if you buy the two-volume set lynx will ship the first volume (carnivores) first. I received my copy the other day.
Very impressive work, indeed...pretty much on par with what I was expecting. The plates are great, the photographs lovely, the information extensive. Sure, there are some things that I would have liked seen--political boundaries in the distribution maps, different colors on the maps (when feasible, to differentiate subsp. bounds...only for clearly differentiated subsp or subsp groups), more subsp. information in each species account, weight/length in both metric and standard (is that the correct term?) units--but those are rather minor quibbles.
Just to tease you: metric is actually the standard in everything scientific (smile)
Niels