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  1. MJB

    Your most anticipated futures books

    21 again, John?;););) MJB
  2. MJB

    Your most anticipated futures books

    That's a nicely satisfying moment for you, John!:t: Regards also to Phil and Sue! MJB PS That Cassowary's bigger than you - don't carry fruit near it and keep it at a distance...!
  3. MJB

    Your most anticipated futures books

    Thanks for that, Andy! MJB
  4. MJB

    Your most anticipated futures books

    Thank you Robert for refreshing my memory! However, IOC9.2 lumps in buceroides, which is not present in Australia, and so I think that IOC may need to do a rethink, since the revised Australian Bird Guide does indeed indicate yorki as occupying the Australian east coast from Rockhampton north...
  5. MJB

    Your most anticipated futures books

    Hornbill Friarbird isn't mentioned, unfortunately. For the moment, I can't recall which taxon is involved... Body size measurements seem occasional, so probably little change there. I did see Fawn-breasted Bowerbird at Lockhardt... By the way, did you have a tour group starting from Cairns on...
  6. MJB

    Your most anticipated futures books

    Andy, I've no idea of the back story on what caused a revised edition to be brought out so soon (Incidentally, I found a statement on line that stated that the first of the revised edition didn't appear until August 2019), but here's plausible scenario: CSIRO is a government agency, and it may...
  7. MJB

    Your most anticipated futures books

    It now has a solidly functional index. I have heard comment that a number of maps have been updated and a number of texts revised. Word of mouth is that additional splits have been included and many new taxonomic changes have been accommodated - I haven't done a direct comparison with the...
  8. MJB

    Your most anticipated futures books

    The revised Australian Bird Guide (Menkhorst et al 2018**), which I got in Perth, WA (Boffins Bookshop) last month, is hugely improved over the very recent original edition, which rather goes to make your point. I'm unsure as to whether it is available in Europe, yet... MJB **I was told that it...
  9. MJB

    Your most anticipated futures books

    Good on you, John. You deserve it!:t: MJB
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