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  1. John Cantelo

    Best bird guides by region...Australasia?

    Agreed. A phone app would be very helpful but then again given it's for Oz I'd rather have a handy book than squint at a screen in the bright sunshine.
  2. John Cantelo

    Best bird guides by region...Australasia?

    A nice review with some interesting background information. It's certainly a terrific book. However, I must cavil at your description of it as a 'field guide'. Any book weighing in at 1448g and measuring 17.5cm X 25cm X 3.3cm and (so not pocketable even in the most generous cargo pocket) is no...
  3. John Cantelo

    Best bird guides by region...Australasia?

    Sample plates - which indeed look excellent - cab be seen here: https://www.andrewisles.com/all-stock/publication/the-australian-bird-guide
  4. John Cantelo

    Best bird guides by region...Australasia?

    Whilst clearly not so groundbreaking as the Indonesian guide, the PNG guide includes the Bougainville & the Bismark archipelago (which aren't covered in Pratt & Beehler). Having had the privilege of reading and commenting on early drafts of the text and the final manuscript, I can say with some...
  5. John Cantelo

    Best bird guides by region...Australasia?

    Any news of the forthcoming fieldguide by the the artists who did the Oz handbook? See - http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=188300&page=2&highlight=Australia+Field+Guide
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