Hi Rebecca,

I used a sharp knife to separate the first 178 pages (the plates) of "Birds
of Venezuela" and the last 22 pages (the index and back cover). I used the
best (black) duct tape I could find to put them together and keep the spine
from separating. It worked fine during seven days of intense birding in
very hot weather and as I look at it now, it's as good as ever. The
advantages; 1. It's cheap and you can do it in your own home. 2) Nothing is
lost in the binding process. The disadvantage is you lose the range maps
and the natural histories of the birds. To compensate for that I went
through the book and marked on the plate pages the species we were likely to
see.
Also, for pre-trip research, I recommend "Birds of Tropical America" by
Steven Hilty and "A Neotropical Companion" by John Kritcher. They are both
very readable and will prepare you for the wonders you will see.

Have a great trip, Alan Roedell 206-522-0809
<roedell at speakeasy.net>
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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Rebecca
Evans
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 2:51 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] rebinding ecuador guide

Dear Tweets:

My husband and I are heading to Ecuador and Peru in
February and have "The Birds of Ecuador-Field Guide".
As anyone that has used it knows, it weighs a
considerable amount, but we hate to cut it in pieces.
Has anyone out there done some sort of rebinding of
the plates and the other info in two volumes? And how
did you do it so as

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