A review by Alan McBride Birds of Melanesia: Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia, by Guy Dutson Princeton University Press, 2011 448 pages, $49.95—softcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 13581 A Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand, by Julian Fitter and Don Merton Princeton University Press, 2012 288 pages, $24.95—softcover ABA Sales / [read more...] A review by Edward H. Burtt, Jr. The Warbler Guide, by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle Princeton University Press, 2013 560 pages, $29.95—softcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 13877 This is a book that every serious birder should own. There. Now that I’ve stated my conclusion, let me tell you why. Tom Stephenson and Scott [read more...] A review by Alexandria Simpson A Love Affair with Birds: The Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts, by Sue Leaf University of Minnesota Press, 2013 296 pages, $29.95—hardcover ABA Sales / Buteo Books 14193 How does a love affair start? What drives a passion? Thomas Sadler Roberts, one of the founders of Minnesota ornithology, believed that [read more...] Rick Wright reviews a pair of titles concerning two of North America’s most influential early ornithologists. [read more...] Eric Salzman looks at two new books concerning the world’s rarest bird species. [read more...] Frederick Davis reviews a new book covering the life and work of Robert Ridgway, one of North American ornithology’s most fascinating characters. [read more...] Julia Zarankin reviews Brian Gill’s The Owl that Fell from the Sky, a look behind the curtain at a research museum’s bird collections and the fascinating stories they tell. [read more...] Soheil Zendeh offers a review of Richard Crossley’s exciting new ID Guide to Raptors. [read more...] Nova Scotia birder Nic Fieldsend reviews the definitive work on the birds of that province, McLaren’s All the Birds of Nova Scotia. [read more...] |
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