H.J. Ruiz – Avian101

I’ve just gotten a letter from my friend Jessica Pellien who is Assistant Publicity Director for Princeton University Press. She has given me interesting information about books written and illustrated with great photography; the topics being exotic birds from other Continents.

Birds of Australia: Eighth Edition

Ken Simpson & Nicolas Day

http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9142.html

This is the completely revised eighth edition of Australia’s best-selling field guide, with close to 600,000 copies sold. In 132 color plates of remarkable beauty and precision, Nicolas Day captures the details of all 780 of Australia’s birds. Succinct text by Ken Simpson and other experts gives key points of identification for every species, as well as information about the birds’ abundance and patterns of movement. Detailed color distribution maps accompany the species text.

Nightjars, Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird, and Owlet-nightjars of the World

Nigel Cleere

http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9288.html

This is the ultimate identification guide to the nightjars, potoos, frogmouths, Oilbird, and owlet-nightjars of the world. Covering all 135 known species of these elusive and cryptically plumaged birds, this illustrated guide features more than 580 superb color photographs depicting every species and many subspecies, including numerous images never before published.

Birds of the West Indies

Written and illustrated by Norman Arlott

http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9290.html

The West Indies, stretching from Grand Bahama in the north to Grenada in the south, is home to more than 550 bird species. Birds of the West Indies is the complete guide for identifying all of the diverse birds in these island territories. The guide’s 80 vivid color plates are accompanied by succinct text focusing on key field-identification characteristics, and distribution maps for all species are conveniently located at the back of the guide for handy reference.