In 1988, a 4-star effort, perhaps. Nowadays, with its treatment one or two photos, often of perched birds almost always seen in flight - well, it's an abysmal guide. Pick any pair of birds, say, how about YB vs BB Cuckoo. The most basic of fieldmarks are missing in the photos. As with the Eastern version, shorebirds and other difficult to sort birds are treated n a very simplistic manner. Go out and buy a Sibley Guide, instead. ( )

I use it all the time. My dogs ate my first copy, and I had to get another ( )