Review of Birds of the Middle East: 2nd Edition

Birds of the Middle East: Second Edition [Princeton Field Guides] by Richard Porter and Simon Aspinall is the update from the 1996 edition. The guide covers the following areas: Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Palestinian territories (West Bank & Gaza), the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

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Review of Birds of Eastern Africa and Birds of Southern Africa

Birds of Eastern Africa: Updated Edition (Princeton Illustrated Checklists) is perhaps the best field guide for this region of the world. The guide covers Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Socotra Island (Yemen); which includes some 1,487 species of birds!! With only six pages of introductory text and limited space allowed for each species, the

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