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Birds of North America (Collins Field Guide) [Hardcover]

Norman Arlott (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: 1 Sep 2011 | Series: Collins Field Guide

A comprehensive illustrated field guide to the birds of North America, ideal for the travelling birdwatcher.

Covering most of North America, including Canada and Greenland, the latest Collins Field Guide focuses on the rich and diverse birdlife of what is known as the Nearctic region.

Every species found in the area is illustrated in every plumage in which they can be seen in the wild. The accompanying text concentrates on the specific characteristics and appearance of each species that allow identification in the field, including voice and distribution maps.

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A comprehensive illustrated field guide to the birds of North America, ideal for the travelling birdwatcher.

Covering most of North America, including Canada and Greenland, the latest Collins Field Guide focuses on the rich and diverse birdlife of what is known as the Nearctic region.

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Product details

Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Collins (1 Sep 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0007293348
ISBN-13: 978-0007293346
Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 20 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 530,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Norman Arlott is a prolific and talented illustrator … The text is concise and the illustrations are well done and appealing. This book will be enjoyable to anyone interested in the avifauna of North America’ Ibis magazine

‘A comprehensive illustrated field guide to the birds of North America, ideal for the travelling birdwatcher’ The Birdbooker Report

‘A good portable birding guide’ FatBirder.com

About the Author

Wildlife artist Norman Arlott has illustrated nearly 100 books and his artwork regularly appears in magazines. He has designed special bird stamp issues for countries including Jamaica, the Bahamas, Seychelles, British Virgin Islands, The Gambia, Malawi and Christmas Island. He has also led ornithology tours to East Africa.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Collins Field Guides: Birds of North America 24 Jan 2012

By K. F. Betton

Format:Hardcover

This book attempts to illustrate every species that has been found in North America and Greenland, and so the task is to fit over 900 species into a book so small that I have yet to find a coat pocket into which it won't fit. If you are familiar with Norman Arlott's recent works on the Palearctic and West Indies, you'll know the size I mean.
That's some task! However it has been achieved - but sadly at the expense of both detail and usefulness.

I'll start by saying what I do quite like - and that is Arlott's paintings. They are simple, bright and fairly appealing. Secondly, if you know someone who needs all of these illustrations (there must be 1500 at least) in one concise volume, then this is the book for them. But there are already many excellent North American field guides and this book simply does not add any value.

The layout is of text facing illustrations and 10-15 species are dealt with on each double-page spread. The text is minimal, with brief field notes designed to give you a few hints on appearance and behaviour, plus voice, habitat and distribution. Both English and American names are given in that order (e.g. Little Auk / Dovekie) although you'd think in this book the local name would be given priority. Try asking a Canadian where to see Brünnich's Guillemot and you'll probably have to go via a hospital! Also it is now eighteen months since the AOU announced that it was recognising Mexican Whip-poor-will and Paci'c Wren as distinct species. These have not been included.

The illustrations are labelled using numbers. This is never my preference, but given the size of the book this really is the only option.... Read more ›

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