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Title: Finches and Sparrows by Peter Clement, Alan Harris, John Davis ISBN: 0-691-04878-9 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 14 December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Finches & sparrows
Comment: It is a nice book but my only complaint is that the birds in it are limited. It did not have indigo buntings and rose breasted grosbeaks, etc.
Also, some of the descriptions do not seem accurate, eg differences between a yellow fronted canary and a yellow eye canary are not highlighted, and the female distinguishing markings are also not covered. The description on the song is also not accurate. I was disappointed with the book because I expected a lot more for the price I paid.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good, but with one major omission, and possibly more...
Comment: Overall, a good reference to the finches and sparrows of the world. However, those interested chiefly in the sparrows of the New World are advised to look elsewhere, as only the sparrows of the Old World genuses Passer, etc. are included in this work. I repeat: THERE ARE NO NEW WORLD SPARROWS (or towhees, buntings, juncos, etc.) IN THIS BOOK.
Also, I am not sure that all of the munias and mannikins of the genus Lonchura are included, as this book lists only 34, while another book specifically on that subject claims 41. Taxonomic hair-splitting or an omission by the authors of this book?
The Galapagos finches are omitted as well.
Buyer beware.
Rating: 5
Summary: The single best book on finch and sparrow indetification.
Comment: I am a breeder and distributor of different finches and this book has been the best resource I have been able to find. The picture plates are finely detailed including many sub-species of each type of finch. It even covers some finches that are too rare to be covered in any other book. There is detailed information on each species including, but not limited to, regional location (including migration and breeding maps), identification, differences between sub-species, availability, habitat requirements, food eaten, and scientific and local names. I really want someone to make a book as well done covering Weavers, Whydas, and Buntings. If you are looking to identify species and sub-species of finches then this is probably the only book you will need--period.
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Title: The Complete Book of Finches and Softbills: Their Care and Breeding by David Alderton ISBN: 0793805112 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Crows and Jays. by Steve Madge, Hilary Burn ISBN: 0691088837 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 02 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Raptors of the World by James Ferguson-Lees, David A. Christie, Kim Franklin, David Mead, Philip Burton ISBN: 0618127623 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Starlings and Mynas by Chris Feare, Adrian Craig ISBN: 069100496X Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 18 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, & Rollers : A Handbook by C. Hilary Fry, Kathie Fry ISBN: 0691048797 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 10 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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