[NatureNS] Big sale on National Geographic Field Guide

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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:40:21 -0300
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At 9:49 AM -0300 7/17/07, Elizabeth Doull wrote:

>What revisions have been made in the latest edition?? 
>Illustrations? Notes?  Maps?  Just wondering.  Thanks liz
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "David Christie" <maryspt@nbnet.nb.ca>
>To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:08 AM
>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Big sale on National Geographic Field Guide
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>>The deeply discounted sale is the clearing out of the 4th edition 
>>of the NGS field guide. It's excellent, but not the most recent. 
>>The improved fifth edition is going for $21.12, also discounted.


Here's what Joe Morlan, a respected California authority on birds, 
had to say on Birdchat, when the 5th edition of the National 
Geographic Society Field Guide appeared:


At 4:41 PM -0800 11/3/06, Joseph Morlan wrote:
>I just received the 5th edition of this important field guide and I like
>what I see so far.
>
>Finally there are some decent depictions of the Northern Harrier and there
>are many other new and improved illustrations throughout. Every species
>recorded in North America is illustrated including some accidentals in an
>appendix which cites the dates and locations of past records.
>
>It adds 23 more pages, but is about the same size as previous editions. If
>you have a pocket that fits the old edition, this one will fit just as
>well.
>
>The sequence is rearranged, with waterfowl and game-birds in the beginning
>loosely following the revised AOU order.
>
>It has dictionary-like thumb cutouts so you can quickly get to flycatcher
>or warblers, etc.
>
>The range maps are a significant improvement.  They are all much larger,
>about twice the size of previous versions and the inside margins of the
>pages are much smaller to allow the text to fit.  It is now possible to
>actually see the breeding range of Kirtland's Warbler.
>
>The Eskimo Curlew on page seems to have had an unfortunate bill accident
>which may explain why it became extinct. :)
>
>All in all, this revision goes a long way towards correcting some of the
>nagging deficiencies in earlier editions.  I've been using this field guide
>as a textbook in my classes for years, and I look forward to switching to
>this nicely updated edition next semester.
>
>In my opinion, every serious birder should get this new edition. 
>


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David Christie
Mary's Point, Harvey, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/maryspt

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