The Birds Around us, Birds of the Southern African Region

(Hardcover)

ILLUSTRATED BY JILL ADAMS NORMAN LIGHTON

Publisher: Cape Town - 1991

488 pages Southern African species aranged according to where they are most often seen in the region's 15 main ecological habitats, with full-page coverage of 459 common species - most with additional paintings of the birds in flight - and smaller paintings of 417 less common birds and 278 species found in more than one habitat"

Organised into habitats, this book was described on publication as the best field guide to the birds of Southern Africa - " . . . except that it weighs two kilograms!"

Endpaper colour maps of habitats. 488 pp of colour-illustrated text and 4 indexes, all on matt art paper + 2 marker ribbons.