HI:
Someone pointed out a flaw in my idea: There are so many ways that birds
can be seen in the field, how could you show them all in a guide?
This person went on to point out Zimmer's Birding in the American West: a
handbook and how it pointed out some of things I was thinking about. As I
was looking through this book I saw photos of museum specimens lined up
with similar looking species. That got me thinking how come no one has
done that for the birds of North America? My question to you is would a
guide book made up of photos of museum specimens showing different views
(dorsal, side, ventral) and with similar species lined up be useful? I see
these kind of photos in id articles but not in book form.





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Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
"Rallidae all the way!"