rising@zoo.toronto.edu (Jim Rising) (06/13/91)
As a North American returning from his first visit down under, I found the Slater guide to be the most helpful for field identification, but would also take the Pizzey guide for its text (which is excellent). Neither can describe bird songs, however. I havn't used the 3rd guide (Sibson is one of the authors), and cannot comment on it. I'd also highly recommend getting the guide to bird finding. Can't locate mine, but I think that it is by John Brandsbury. I found this to be a lot of help, not only for finding birding spots, but for the usual tips on places that are in general of interest to people who like the out of doors, and for finding accommodations, etc. -- Name: Jim Rising Mail: Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 UUCP: uunet!attcan!utzoo!rising BITNET: rising@zoo.utoronto.ca