Jerry Blinn wrote:

> But, the biggest disappointment -- at least in my copy of the guide --
> the colors are all screwed up! The back of the west coast Hutton's Vireo
> is brown, and the wash at the side almost rusty in color -- compared to
> olive and yellowish in the old guide, which is correct. The comparison
> Kinglet on the same page is also brownish colored, with not a hint of
> olive!!! I see RC Kinglets almost every day, and that is ~NOT~ their color.


Jerry,
In my New National Geo, I didn't feel that the backs of my Vireos and
Kinglets are brown. They still appear Olive colored. We just got in
our copies and so maybe I'll compare a bunch of books to see if there
are variations.


>
> Check the flycatchers on page 293. Is the Pacific-slope Flycatcher
> really that big-headed?

I wasn't crazy about the illustrations of the Pacific-sloped
Flycatcher. I thought the bill was all wrong as was the overall look of
the bird. I like the crispness of the plates but I don't like many of
the new illustrations. Check out the Meadowlark and also the
Swainson's Thrush pages. I thought the old ones were better. Still I
am enjoying the book. Its nice to have an update on the names of the
birds. Now maybe I will get used to calling our Solitary Vireo a
Cassin's Vireo.

Yvonne Bombardier
Everett, Wa
ravenn at premier1.net