Field Guide to Australian Birds
by Michael Morcombe, 446pp, limp, Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield, Queensland 2000, RRP Aust $45. This is quite a bit heavier than lunch but you would still want it in your daypack when visiting Australia. Michael Morcombe illustrates every bird in Australia with a precise painting — often supplemented by paintings of the bird in flight or displaying. In all there are 850 bird species with 3400 illustrations, including 1000 illustrations of nests and eggs. A handy colour code on the leading edge of each page leads swiftly from the contents list to the various species within each bird group. The bird paintings are heavily annotated with notes on the visual characteristics which help identify or distinguish similar birds in the field. Distribution
maps and notes help with making an identification. This book is so full of information that it will seriously challenge the popularity of existing guides — such as Slaters’ — though it weighs twice as much and costs more. The book is available direct from our counterpart, Birds Australia (see page 5).
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Forest and Bird, Issue 298, 1 November 2000, Page 44
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176Field Guide to Australian Birds Forest and Bird, Issue 298, 1 November 2000, Page 44
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