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