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Article: COLLINS ILLUSTRATED CHECKLIST: BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.(Review)
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- Wilson Bulletin
- Article date:
- December 1, 2000
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 Wilson Ornithological Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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COLLINS ILLUSTRATED CHECKLIST: BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. By Ber van Perlo. Harper Collins, London. 1999: 320 pp., 84 color plates, numerous line drawings, 1228 range maps. $35.00 (Paper).--When Ber van Perlo's "illustrated Checklist" for eastern Africa appeared in 1995 it created a stir. For the first time color illustrations of all the region's birds were brought together in a single, compact book. For many, the checklist quickly became the book of choice to carry into the field. Unfortunately, some deficiencies became apparent just as fast. Telegraphic text and tiny illustrations were acceptable in a "checklist," which made no pretence to be a fully-featured field ...