[Fwd: Field guides to Indonesia and the Philippines]

[Chris Charles <>]

Alastair,
I have a copy of Smythies "The Birds of Borneo" if you would like to  
borrow it.
Chris Charles

0412 911 184




On 16/04/2006, at 9:34 PM, Alastair Smith wrote:

>    I am soon to go to Indonesia and the Philippines on business and  
> would
>    like some advice on field guides.
>
>    My online research indicates that there is only one Indonesian  
> field
>    guide that covers most of the archipelago, which is `A Field  
> Guide to
>    the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali', by John Mackinnon, et
>    el, OUP, 1993. This guide seems to be very difficult to procure  
> and I
>    have not found a single copy on the web, either new or second-hand.
>    There is also a photographic guide sold by Andrew Isles amongst
>    others, `[1]A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia' (ISBN:
>    [2]0691114951) by Morten Strange.
>    Two questions then. Is it worth continuing to try and procure the
>    Mackinnon field guide or is it worth purchasing the Strange
>    photographic guide or should I take both? I have never contemplated
>    birding with a photographic guide before so I would appreciate any
>    comments.
>    For the Philippines it would seem that all roads lead to [3]A  
> Guide to
>    the Birds of the Philippines by Kennedy, R.S.; Gonzales, P.C.;
>    Dickinson, E.C. et al. Any comments?
>    Regards
>    Alastair
>
> References
>
>    1. http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL? 
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