Calluna Books, western palearctic, featuring A Field Guide to the Rare Birds of Britain and Europe by Ian Lewington, Per Alstrom and Peter Colston

Birds, Western Palearctic

Title:	Birds by Character: the field guide to Jizz Identification
Author:	Hume,R et al
Edition/Year:	1st 1990
Publisher:	Macmillan
Condition:	Book: VG	Dustwrapper: VG
Price:	£18
A departure from standard field guides this one aims to illustrate birds using their 'jizz' (their character) rather than their plumages. Still a highly regarded guide and sought after. Illustrators include John Busby and Ian Wallace.

Other titles of interest:

Beaman & Madge: The Handbook of Bird Identification for Europe and the Western Palearctic. 1998. £45

Delin & Svensson: Photographic Guide to Birds of Britain & Europe. 1991 rep. £10

Sample,G: Collins FG Bird Songs and Calls of Britain & N.Europe (includes 2 CDs). 1996. £15

Witherby et al: The Handbook of British Birds. 1938-41 1st eds. £50

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Calluna Books, specialists in out of print natural history books, including the New Naturalist Library. Neil Gartshore, natural history guide in Dorset.