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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

Within families, the species are arranged less taxonomically and more in line with “design and space considerations,” (Introduction), and on the plates themselves, species are arranged to facilitate comparison. The images on the right, from the Peru field guide, are more intense in color. The picture gets complicated.

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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

10,000 Birds

The book offers numerous facts about many species, findings of hundreds of research projects, notes on trends and exceptions from the norm, but little that captures the poetry of winter bird behavior or ignites a passion for change. Page 53, Illustration by Margaret La Farge, used by permission of Princeton University Press, [link].

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