Recent ornithological publications

A spinwall , D.R. & B eel , C. A Field Guide to Zambian Birds not Found in Southern Africa. B eaman , M. & MADGE, S. The Handbook of Bird Identification for Europe and the Western Palearctic. B eletsky , L. The Ecotraveller's Guide to Belize and Northern Guatemala. B ellairs , R. & O smond , M. The Atlas of Chick Development. 323 + xii pages, 63 figures, 8 tables, 2 appendices. London: Academic Press, 1998. B ibby , C, J ones , M. & M arsden , S. Expedition Field Techniques: Bird Surveys. B yrkjedal , I. & T hompson , D.B.A. Tundra Plovers: the Eurasian, Pacific and American Golden Plovers and Grey Plover. D evort , M. (ed.) The Snipe: Elements of an Action Plan. E rritzoe , J. & E rritzoe , H.B. Pittas of the World. A Monograph on the Pitta Family. F eare , C. & C raig , A. Starlings and Mynas. F rith , C.B. & B eehler , B.M. The Birds of Paradise. K nobil , E. & N eill , J.D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Reproduction. M c C ullough , D.R. (ed.) Metapopulations and Wildlife Conservation. M eyburg , B.U., C hancellor , R.D. & F errero , J.J. (eds) Holarctic Birds of Prey: Proceedings of an International Conference. M ock , D.W. & P arker , G.A. The Evolution of Sibling Rivalry. M orris , P. & H awkins , F. Birds of Madagascar: a Photographic Guide. S inclair , I. & L angrand , O. Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands. M urrey , R.D., H olling , M., D ott , H.E.M. & V andome , P. (eds) The Breeding Birds of South‐east Scotland. A Tetrad Atlas 1988–1994. O atley , T. & A rnott , G. Robins of Africa. O sborne , J. The Ruby‐throated Hummingbird. DE LA P eña M.R. & R umboll , R. Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica. P olhill , R. & W iens , D. Mistletoes of Africa. R othstein , S.I. & R obinson , S.K. (eds) Parasitic Birds and Their Hosts: Studies in Coevolution. S chmid , H., L uder , R., N aef ‐D aenzer , B., G raf , R. & Z binden . N. Schweizer Brutvogelatlas: Verbreitung der Brutvögel in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein 1993–1996. Atlas des Oiseaux Nicheurs de Suisse: Distribution des Oiseaux Nicheurs en Suisse et au Liechtenstein en 1993–1996. S trads , M. Latvian Countryside Birds. T ennekes , H. The Simple Science of Flight: from Insects to Jumbo Jets. V aughan , R. Seabird City: a Guide to the Breeding Seabirds of the Flamborough Headlands. W oods , R.W. & W oods , A. Atlas of Breeding Birds of the Falkland Islands. B lokhin , YU.YU. & M azin , L.N. (eds) Problems of Conservation of Poorly‐studied Fauna of the North, Parts 1–2 (in Russian, with English summaries). B occa , M. & M affei , G. Gli Uccelli della Valle d'Aosta: Indagine Bibliografica e Dati Inediti. 307 pages, 75 color photos, few black‐and‐white illustrations and tables. Aosta: Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta, 1997 G irard , O. Echassiers, Canards et Limicoles de I'Ouest Africain. [Waterbirds of West Africa]. 136 pages, 22 colour plates, many illustrations, figures, maps. Le Château d'Olonne: Castel Editions, 1998 Ca. Low, R. Hancock House Encyclopedia of the Lories. 432 pages, 140 colour photographs. Surrey, BC: S tagg , A. & H earl , G. A Birdwatching Guide to Cyprus. 85 pages, colour photographs, maps. Chelmsford: Arlequin, 1998 van W etten , J.C.J. & S pierenburg , P. (eds) Waders and Waterfowl in the Floodplains of the Logone, Cameroun, January, 1993 . 76 pages, tables, maps. WIWO Report No. 67. Zeist: Working Group International Waterbird & Wetland Research,