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From: U2414008@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au
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Subject: Field guides for Mexico?
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Date: 11 Dec 90 22:23:14 GMT
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I am going to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala in January and I need some recommen-
dations for a good field guide. I have one (can't remember the author) but the
pictures don't look all that good and are grouped all together, separate from
the description pages. Can anyone suggest a good book for this area, preferably
one with the pictures and descriptions on adjacent pages?  Also, if anyone has
suggestions for good bird-watching spots, or what I am likely to see in general
at that time of year, it would be much appreciated. In Mexico, I am going to
Oaxaca and then around the Yucatan peninsula; in Belize, to San Ignacio and
that area; and in Guatemala, to Tikal. 
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Koren Mitchell
Senior Technical Officer
School of Dental Science
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
e-mail: u2414008@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au

PS  Being in Australia, it is not easy to get field guides for other countries,
but I will be in California over Christmas (Bay Area) so I could buy books
there.