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From: christ@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Chris Thompson)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: bird book - Australia
Message-ID: <1991Jun19.122130.22463@sci.ccny.cuny.edu>
Date: 19 Jun 91 12:21:30 GMT
References: <1991Jun12.135522.202@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu>
Organization: City College of New York - Science Computing Facility
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In article <1991Jun12.135522.202@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu> rtp@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu writes:
>Expecting a trip to Queensland, Australia this winter.  What is the best bird
>book for Australia?  Many thanks, Richard Poole, Apopka, Florida

Did my news reader bounce this to me twice?  I sure don't mind saying this
again...I looked all over for Slater et al., but couldn't find it.  I wound
up with a copy of Simpson et al.  I really liked it- the pictures are
comparable to the Slaters' book in quality, but they're larger.  The book 
itself is larger, definitely NOT back pocket size.  Slater et al. came
highly recommended by an ornithologist friend, who worked on Australian
birds for 4 years.  I know what she would say.  Have fun!

Chris Thompson
-- 
"Never count a human dead until you've seen the body.  And even
then you can make a mistake".
			-Lady Fenring