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This revised edition of the classic field guide to Australian birds represents the most up-to-date, comprehensive and stunningly illustrated handbook available.Features include:Updated essential information on 778 species of birds250 full-color plates (many revised especially for this edition), with more than 2,500 individual portraitsField marks highlighted in the text and illustrations to help birdwatchers distinguish between similar speciesFull details of breeding and nesting habits, voice characteristics, habitats and range of each speciesMore than 700 distribution mapsStunning new cover artwork