There are two inclusive North American Sparrow guides which
came out within about a year of each other

Byers, C., J. Curson and U.Olsson. 1995. Sparrows and Buntings-
a guide to the Sparrows and Buntings of North America and the
World. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.

and

Rising, J.D. 1996. Guide to the Identification and Natural History
of the Sparrows of the U.S. and Canada. Academic Press, San Diego.

Of the two, I would recommend Rising. The illustrations in Rising
are superior. The text in both is good, but Rising is probably
more technically accurate. Rising also splits the Fox Sparrows
(which will probably happen officially in the very near future).

There is no harm in purchasing Byers et al., but if you're going
to buy just one sparrow book, Rising is is the better first choice.


Kerry Turley wrote:
>
> Is anyone familiar with the following book? "Sparrows and Buntings : A Guide
> to the Sparrows and Buntings of North America and the World" by Clive
> Byers, Urban Olsson, Jon Curson. I'm thinking of purchasing it and would
> like comments good or bad. Thank you.
>
> Kerry Turley
> 304 E. Woodin Rd.
> Sunnyside, WA 98944
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