Princeton Guide to North American Birds (1 Viewer)

[Doctor Twitchings]

The brilliant bird artist Ian Lewington has been working on a guide to North American birds for some time now. Just over a year ago there was a thread on here mentioning that he had nearly finished his artwork. Someone posted a video of Killian Mullarney doing a lecture where he showed a few plates from this guide. Similar in design to the Collins Bird Guide, the plates looked fantastic and perhaps his best work.

I wondered if anyone had an update on this book, or even a possible publication date as it is eagerly anticipated.

 

[pbjosh]

I fully expect this guide to set a new standard and cannot wait to see it. Plates trickle out and circulate from time to time but I don't know of any actually "new" info.

I also hope that they choose a more accurate title than "Guide to North American Birds." I know not many here on Birdforum share my views on this but most of my Mexican and Central American friends and most of the young birders I know in the US do share the view that it's somewhere between simply inaccurate, vaguely ethnocentrist, and quite outdated sounding to keep perpetuating the use of "North America" to exclude Mexico and Central America in ornithological circles...

 

[Mysticete]

The brilliant bird artist Ian Lewington has been working on a guide to North American birds for some time now. Just over a year ago there was a thread on here mentioning that he had nearly finished his artwork. Someone posted a video of Killian Mullarney doing a lecture where he showed a few plates from this guide. Similar in design to the Collins Bird Guide, the plates looked fantastic and perhaps his best work.

I wondered if anyone had an update on this book, or even a possible publication date as it is eagerly anticipated.

I haven't heard anything new; In fact I got excited to see a new post here and thought there was new information!

 

[cajanuma]

The brilliant bird artist Ian Lewington has been working on a guide to North American birds for some time now.

This guide is also being illustrated by the equally brilliant Italian bird artist Lorenzo Starnini. I've seen several of his plates and they are up to Ian Lewington's exceptionally high standard. I have no info on a release date however.