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From: misan@ra.abo.fi (Annika Forsten DC)
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Subject: Re: OUTDOOR:Help with identification
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Date: 4 Mar 91 16:31:06 GMT
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In-reply-to: jahayes@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu's message of 28 Feb 91 17:06:54 GMT


   In article <21421@teda.UUCP>, jeffy@teda.UUCP (Jeffrey Youngstrom) writes:
   > Heya,
   > 	I'm new to bird watching and to this newsgroup.
   > 
   > 	The main thing I'm looking for is a book along the same lines
   > 	as Botanical and Entomological identification guides I've seen
   > 	in the past which provide a series of questions about the
   > 	specimen in question leading you along a decision tree with the
   > 	eventual outcome (in a perfect world :-) of a positive
   > 	identification.  Are there books like this for birds?  (Titles,
   > 	I need titles! :-)

Yes, there is such a book. It was edited by John Farrand Jr I think and
is grey with plastic covers. I also think it is an Audobon Guide, but
I can't remember the exact name. It is one part of three, this part 
is a beginner's aid to identification, just what you're asking for.
The other parts are on Western and Eastern Birds. Nice photographs, cheap
and should be available in all better book shops. At least they were
in Florida.  I can check out the name if you like.

Annika Forsten, Finland