Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania

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Summary: a beautiful and thorough book.
Review: The size and format of this book make it rather unwieldy as a field guide. The text and drawings are, however, comprehensive and beautiful. Immensely helpful and a joy to peruse anywhere.

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Summary: This book is comprehensive, thoughtfully organized.
Review: This book is actively used by residents of Tanzania who are professional safari guides. The depictions of birds in color and silhouette are accurate and aid the newcomer in speedy identification, which is often necessary for those bird species which have not adapted to the presence of diesel motor cars. I recommend purchase and study before travelling, and as it is a weighty volume, taking up considerable space, prepare to leave that "extra" something at home.

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Summary: Currently, the most authoratative reference; excellent!
Review: Used by the most knowledgeable safari guides as well as avid birding tourists, this book is large; nonetheless, a copy should be in every safari vehicle harboring serious birders. The more compulsive 'counter' will want his (or her) own copy to mark up. This is a great big-brother companion to Dave Richards' small, inexpensive Photographic Guide to the Birds of East Africa; the latter book should suffice for the less serious birder (and fits in a shirt pocket). Each book is superior to the Audubon Guide to African Wildlife - if interest is limited to East Africa.