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From: marcone@math.psu.edu (Alberto G. Marcone)
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Subject: books about European birds
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Date: 24 Jun 91 02:36:58 GMT
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After discovering birdwatching during my three-year stay in the USA I will
be moving back (at least temporarily) to Italy at the end of the summer.
Since it is much easier to get birding stuff (books in English, etc.) from
here I was thinking of buying a few books about birding in Europe before
leaving. I would appreciate any suggestions you might have for items in the
following categories [The languages I can read are Italian, English, French
and Spanish]:

- A pocket-size field guide

- A more in-depth coverage of biology and behavior of European birds

- A where-to-find-birds guide

- Something (if it exists) along the lines of the North-American "A Guide to
Bird Behavior" by Stokes&Stokes (i.e. explanations of basic habits of common
birds)

- Song recordings

Please, e-mail your suggestions. Thanks in advance,

Alberto Marcone               marcone@math.psu.edu