Introduction: Area covered
1: Geography and bird distribution
2: Climate and habitat
3: Migration
4: History of ornithology in Mexico
5: Conservation
6: Birding in Mexico and northern Central America
7: Using this book
8: Taxonomy
9: Molt and plumage
10: Outline of the species accounts
11: Family and Species Accounts
Appendices on extinct species, hypothetical occurrence, birds of
Pacific Islands and Caribbean Islands, and additional species of
eastern Honduras
Bibliography
Index
Steve N. G. Howell and Sophie Webb are Research Associates at Point Reyes Bird Observatory, California.
`... a must for anyone with an interest in neotropical birds'
David Tomlinson, New Scientist, August 1995
`This guide is a major contribution to field ornithology and
birding in Mexico and northern Central America. Most highly
recommended.'
Wildlife Activist, No. 25, December 1995
`Few, however, who actually looked at this book would question its
importance, as it radiates authority and excellence. One of its
most prominent features is the sheer quantity of information not
available from any of the region's comparable field guides ... maps
are a highly commendable ... the plates are very good; they are
accurate in plumage details and postures, and species within a
plate are to scale. Especially striking are the plates
depicting
cryptically plumaged species such as owls (plates 25 and 26),
nightjars (plate 27) and sparrows (plates 63 and 64) ... wealth of
information presented and its excellence. Few guides are better
value for money:
produced on good quality paper with 71 colour plates, the softback
edition costs only £25.00. It will quickly become the main guide to
the region's birds.'
Adrian Long, The Ibis, 1996, Vol. 138
`impressive book ... As a guide to one of the ornithologically
richest parts of the world, this book is unlikely to be superseded
for a very long time.'
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, Volume 115, No. 3,
September 1995
`This is a first-class book by any standards and will clearly not
be superseded in the foreseeable future.'
Bryan Sage, Country-Side, October-November 1995
`the book is well researched, produced, and published, a valuable
addition to any birdwatcher's library ... a most invaluable
resource'
Jack Siegel, Nature Canada, Autumn 1996
`...The result of this immense labor is not just a very fine field
guide, but also a manual to the birds of Mexico and northern
central America. This extraordinary achievement is not likely to be
improved in the near future...This wonderful book treats about 1070
species...the maps in Howell and Webb are excellent....mandatory
reading not only for all birders but also for some professional
ornithologists...superb, extremely well-prepared species
accounts,
its very clear range maps, and its magnificent plates, which are
beautifully reproduced, all converge towards making this book an
exceptional volume'
Ornitologia Neotropical (1997) 8: 195-236
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