Friends--I have orderws a copy from NHBS for $US205.OO. I haven't put the
price on other listservs because of their protocol. But you all seem much more
patient with constructive commercialism.

For details please email me privately. I will reply privately.

Yours,

Jim Barton
redwing1986 at mediaone.net
Cambridge, MA

Michael Price wrote:

> Hi Tweets,
>
> >From UKBirdnet
>
> *Here's* a deal: Handbook of the Birds of the Western Palaearctic (usually
> acronymised as BWP, and for years has been a *monster* source of good ID
> material on European, Asian, North African and North American families, with
> many painstaking illustrations which have often made rarity-record
> assessment a heckuva lot easier).
>
> Michael Krause writes:
>
> >Hi All
> >
> >Oxford UP have just sent me a demo of the CD of BWP. It contains the
> >complete text of the 9 volume set + the concise, 100s of video clips,
> >sounds, etc. You can search and cross reference in lots of ways and you
> >can bookmark, make notes and records of your own sightings and
> >observations.
> >
> >There is a choice of English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and
> >Swedish.
> >
> >It will be available in August at
> >
> >150+VAT, but this will go up soon.
> >
> >I think it looks quite impressive and much better value than the hard copy.
> >If you want more information or to check system requirement, do contact me
> >direct.
> >
> >(I can also sell you a copy, if you want)
> >
> >Cheers
> >Michael Krause
> > <Michael_Krause at CYPHERGROUP.COM>
>
> or...
>
> Steve Preddy writes:
>
> >Michael_Krause wrote:
> >
> >[The full BWP CD-ROM] ... will be available in August at
> >> 150+VAT, but this will go up soon.
> >
> >Even better, NHBS have a pre-publication offer at 145.41 incl VAT. See
> >www.nhbs.com for details or email cthorntn at nhbs.co.uk. A saving of over
> >30 if my maths is right. Almost enough for a pair of Chestnut Buntings!
> >
>
> Michael Price A brave world, Sir,
> Vancouver BC Canada full of religion, knavery and change;
> mprice at mindlink.net we shall shortly see better days.
> Aphra Behn (1640-1689)