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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

10,000 Birds

Interestingly, Chestnut-collared Longspur does appear under its brand-new official name, Thick-billed Longspur, though the description underneath uses the old name. Using the icons to locate specific bird families takes a little getting used to, but if you do it often it works well as a finding tool. GRAPHIC DESIGN.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

10,000 Birds

Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans. The bird illustrations in the third edition are brand new, updated by a group of eight artists working under the direction of John P. Colors are subtle and bright, distinctive details are evident, and birds on each plate are sized comparatively.

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Britain’s Dragonflies & Britain’s Butterflies: A Review of Two Field Guides

10,000 Birds

These photographic field guides are lovely to look at and easy to use, providing a variety of tools for species identification. It covers 63 odonate species: 44 breeding species (19 damselfly, 25 dragonfly), and, in a second part of the Species Accounts, 19 vagrant, potential vagrant and former breeding species (5 damselfly, 14 dragonfly).

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