Field guides to the BIRDS & MAMMALS of Southern Africa

Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - Ian Sinclair - 2nd edition revised and updated - Struik - 1988 - 368pp - Hard softcover in good condition - Internally clean and tightly bound.

This text uses colour photographs to identify more than 900 species of birds known to occur from Antarctica to the Zambezi River. The book is divided into more than 150 plates, each grouping similar birds which are often difficult to distinguish in the field. Comparative descriptions are given, drawing attention to those diagnostic or distinctive characters that make field identification easy. For each species the scientific and English and Africaans common names, length, habitat and call is given. Relative abundance within the region is indicated and whether the species is endemic or not, while maps show where the birds are likely to be found.

Field Guide to the Mammals of Southern Africa - Chris and Tilde Stuart - Struik - 1988 - 272pp - Hard softcover in good condition - Internally clean and tightly bound.

A good companion to the above field guide. The Stuarts' book, which is copiously illustrated with an excellent array of photographs, and clear distribution maps, also contains a section on marine mammals.