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["Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

TN-Birders:
Here is more good information about Sibley's new field guides.  It comes
from a post by Gary Felton to the
West Virginia bird list.  Enjoy.

Let's go birding..
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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From: gljeinwv@xxxxxxxx <gljeinwv@xxxxxxxx>
To: WV-BIRD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <WV-BIRD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, March 31, 2003 7:21 PM
Subject: comments on Sibley Field Guides


>My complimentary copies arrived today and to add to Wendell's comments
>below.  From an
>illustrative standpoint, I haven't found much of a change between the
>illlustrations in these new
>modular guides and his first NA guide.  I was told that Sibley wanted to
>correct some color
>problems that existed in the first book and at least Clay-colored Sparrow
>has been toned down
>to where it should be.
>
>The maps have been revised and from what I've seen so far, are
>considerably more accurate
>overall.  The rare range is now pictured as a gray area instead of with
>green dots that he used
>in the prior guide and I prefer the appearance now.
>
>Another improvement is more text for each bird.  For example, he now
>mentions in the text
>block how to distinguish grebes and loons from one another when it's
>applicable.  I have seen
>somewhat of a trade-off though.  For example, there is now more
>description in regards to the
>appearance of empid flycatchers, but less voice description.  Even given
>the trade-offs though,
>the expanded text is an improvement.  The next release of his big NA
>guide is supposed to
>reflect the changes made in the modular guides.  It's too bad that he
>still hasn't included sub-species
>names.
>
>And as Wendell mentioned, these truly are field guides in that you can
>take them with you without
>having to hire a porter.  I'll now be packing the Sibley around instead
>of leaving it on the back seat
>of the car.
>
>
>Gary Felton
>Kingwood
>GLJEINWV@xxxxxxxx
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>
>
>On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 10:20:43 EST WArgabrite@xxxxxxx writes:
>> I got my advance copies of the new "Sibley Field Guide To Birds"
>> yesterday.
>> They have broken down the original book into two books.  They now
>> have
>> Eastern and Western guides.  They have also changed the size to 5" X
>> 8" X 1"
>> thick. As before the plates, description and map are on the same
>> page.  They
>> have two birds per page.  I think that I still like the Peterson
>> Guide
>> better; Peterson's plates, writing and the maps in the back are
>> larger and
>> that makes it easier on old eyes.  But the Sibley's Guides are very
>> good and
>> are now a little smaller than the Peterson guide.
>>
>> Wendell Argabrite
>> 111 Jefferson Park Drive
>> Huntington, WV 25705
>> Cabell County
>> wargabrite@xxxxxxx
>>
>>

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