Birds of Australia:
Eighth Edition
Ken Simpson & Nicolas Day

Cloth | August 2010 | $39.50
392 pp. | 6 x 8 1/2 | 132 color plates. 900 line illus. 912 color maps.

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This is the completely revised eighth edition of Australia's best-selling field guide, with close to 600,000 copies sold. In 132 color plates of remarkable beauty and precision, Nicolas Day captures the details of more than 770 of Australia's birds. Succinct text by Ken Simpson and other experts gives key points of identification for every species, as well as information about the birds' abundance and patterns of movement. Detailed color distribution maps accompany the species text.

This updated edition includes three replacement plates, eleven additional rare species, taxonomic revisions, and additional color as well as black-and-white illustrations. The Vagrant Bird Bulletin contains illustrations and a map for all rare species. A useful breeding summary for every species gives immediate information regarding their annual breeding cycles.

All readers, whether beginning or experienced birdwatchers, ornithologists, students, or travelers, will find Birds of Australia an unrivaled companion for discovering the unique birdlife of this remarkable continent.

• 132 superb full-color plates
• More than 900 black-and-white line illustrations
• Updated with 3 replacement plates, 12 additional rare species, taxonomic revisions, and expanded illustrations
• Vagrant Bird Bulletin with illustrations and a map for all rare species

Ken Simpson is a well-known Australian birder and coauthor of Birdwatching in Australia and New Zealand. He is a recipient of the Australian Natural History Medallion. Nicolas Day is a full-time wildlife artist and teacher. He exhibits regularly in galleries in Victoria, and his work has appeared in other books, including Birds of the Solomons, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia.

Another Princeton book by Ken Simpson:

• Birds of Australia: Seventh Edition.

Another Princeton book by Nicolas Day:

• Birds of Australia: Seventh Edition.

Series:

• Princeton Field Guides

Subject Areas:

• Birds and Natural History
• Biological Sciences

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For customers in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Asia, and Australia
Cloth: $39.50 ISBN13: 978-0-691-14692-8

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