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Bezig met laden... Photographic Field Guide Birds of Australia: Second Editiondoor Jim Flegg
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This is a bird identification guide with a difference. Instead of using colour plates of paintings, Photographic Field Guide: Birds of Australia features photographs. Photographs of living birds can often provide detail not available in paintings, such as typical poses, real habitat and often more realistic colouring. A map shows each species' distribution in and around Australia and the text gives details of size, colour, shape, behaviour, calls and habitat. The at-a-glance symbols at the end of each entry indicate major habitat types. This second edition has updated maps, general text information and common Latin names. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)598.0994Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Birds Biography; History By Place Pacific AustraliaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (4.2)
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2nd edition; softcover; all but the rarest of vagrants are shown in 820+ very good color photographs on 155 plates; one paragraph of text for each bird focuses primarily on describing the bird with a few notes on song and habitat; generic range maps are provided for each bird
THE REVIEW:
If you prefer a photographic format as your field guide over an illustrated one, then this is the book you should choose for Australia. It is superior to all the other photo-guides I’ve examined. All but the rarest of vagrant species in Australian are covered, which accounts for 760 species. The birds are shown in over 820 good color photographs. There are typically 5-6 photos per page.
These photos go a very good job at depicting the bird in good lighting, in sharp colors, and in a decent size. A majority of the birds are shown with only one photo. For some of the species where the plumage varies between genders, a second photo shows the female. Just like other photo guides, this one-photo limitation does not allow you to see and compare the many other plumages of the ages, seasonal variations, and subspecies.
Just as in a typical illustrated field guide, the text and range maps are across from the respective bird. The text is a standard one-paragraph outline that focuses primarily on identification. Although the descriptions do a good job at describing the bird, they do not compare or mention similar species. A few lines of this text are also given on voice, habitat, and status.
The range of each bird is shown on the same all-Australia map. This map is a bit generic and does not contain the boundaries of the various states. This creates a generalized view of the bird’s distribution, especially for those species with limited ranges. For the birds endemic to Tasmania, the map shows only that island which helps to offer a little more detail on the bird’s range.
I found this book to be very useful to familiarize myself with the Australian birds before venturing out. However, for in-the-field use, I left this book in the car as a back-up and carried only one of the other exceptional illustrated guides (e.g., Simpson & Day, Pizzey, Morcombe, Slater). -- (written by Jack at Avian Review with sample pages, July 2008) (