Birds of Australia Simpson & Day Field Guide RRP$39.95

Simpson & Day
FIELD GUIDE
to the BIRDS of AUSTRALIA

The most comprehensive one-volume book of identification
7th Edition - completely revised & updated

Simpson & Day's Field Guide to the Birds of Australia is the most comprehensive guide to our extraordinary birdlife. In 132 colour plates of remarkable beauty and precision, Nicolas Day has captured the details of all of Australia's birds. Succinct text by Ken Simpson and other experts gives key points of identification in the Field Guide section, as well as information about the birds' abundance and patterns of movement. Every species text is accompanied by a detailed map showing the boundaries of breeding and non-breeding populations.

This seventh edition has been completely revised. It includes updated Field Guide text using the latest classification system, 16 new or revised colour plates, all new distribution maps with subspecies shown, and over 900 black and white illustrations. The Vagrant Bird Bulletin has been extended to include 74 species, while a useful Breeding Summary for every species gives immediate information regarding their annual breeding cycle.

All readers, whether beginners or experienced birdwatchers, ornithologists, students or travelers, will find Simpson & Day's Field Guide to the Birds of Australia an unrivalled companion to discovering the unrivalled companion to discovering the birdlife of this remarkable continent.

•  Field Guide section gives key points of identification using the latest classification system
• 132 superb full-colour plates show all Australian bird species, including 16 new or revised plates
• Revised distribution maps with all subspecies shown
• Over 900 black and White line illustrations, many new or reborn plus 100's of colour illustrations
• Extended breeding information
• Vagrant bird bulletin with 74 species
• Updated core library included for beginner birdwatchers

RRP $39.95