> >As HANZAB builds to a complete coverage of all our bird species, no
> >serious ornithologist, ecologist or natural historian can afford to be
> >without their own set.
> >
> >Volume 4 of HANZAB will be published during March 1999. Birds Australia
> >is now offering this volume at the special pre-publication price of $295,
> >or all four volumes for $1250.
Ronald Orenstein wrote:
> And at that price, who can afford to be with it? I'm not criticizing - the
> book is surely worth it, but are there any plans for a paperback or CD-ROM
> edition, or an eventual 2-volume boildown such as the one done for Cramp
> and Simmons?
I agree. This is a landmark publication but I must confess that The
Handbook of the Birds of the World is the one I am buying and HANZAB
is the one I am ordering for our library (where I can readily consult
it when necessary). A summary version accessible to the eager birding
masses would be great.
Andrew M. Fisher
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