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Re: Cocos & Christmas Island Rarities

To: Laurie Knight <>
Subject: Re: Cocos & Christmas Island Rarities
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:23:14 +1100
Laurie,

Be a bit easier than carrying Handbook of the Birds of the World. On that subject, I heard a rumour from a friend in Germany, that HBW will be coming out in a digital version some time after the last hard copy volume is released. It will be rather like Larsson et al's "Birds of the World" DVD on steroids. An interesting space to watch. Hopefully it will be a little cheaper than HBW

Carl Clifford


On 15/01/2011, at 6:07 PM, Laurie Knight wrote:


In any case, this will be a moot point for people carrying electronic guides. When that happens, there will be some birders who will want to load all of the species of the world onto their machines.

Regards, Laurie.

PS, the good thing about electronic guides is that they will be able to cover a far greater range of plumages, and hence assist with the identification of birds such as the immature Kelp Gull that turned up at Gladstone over the year end.


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Subject: Re: RE: [Birding-Aus] Re: Cocos & Christmas Island Rarities
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Received: Friday, 14 January, 2011, 11:21 AM

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As to the other issue, I would prefer to see field guide to Australian Birds kept to the Australian mainland and Tasmania, so they aren't too bulky and confusing for beginners. I think there is scope, especially with the ease of publishing nowadays, for local field guides to territories. I think that A Guide to the Birds of Christmas and Cocos Islands would be a nice title and very suitable for selling to visitors to the island, and such a title would also raise conservation issues and inform local people about these.

John Leonard


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