The eighth updated and revised edition includes 46 newly recorded or recently described species.”The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia was first published in 1980, after more than fifteen years in the making. While it has continued to evolve through numerous reprints and revised editions, taking in new information, taxonomic changes, and changes in the way information has been presented, the voice throughout has remained resolutely that of its author, Graham Pizzey.
xii, 580 p. : col.ill.,maps ; 24 cm. #200222 Birds — Australia — Identification.