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...A negative note about the
warblers is that only the adult breeding plumages are shown, so keep
this in mind if you visit Cuba during the winter. For anyone not
confident with their fall and winter warblers, an eastern US guide
might be handy to bring. It would also be a nice gesture to leave it
behind with the birding guide that escorts you around the island...
...The descriptions are fairly
good, but don’t go into great detail. As an example, you’ll need to
investigate other sources to properly distinguish Red-shouldered
from Tawny-shouldered Blackbirds. If you hope to rely solely on the
epaulet color, you might have some troubles with these birds...
...This book is not formatted
in the familiar field guide format. The plates are bunched together
in the center of the book, sandwiched between the species accounts.
And, these plates contain to text other than the bird's name...More |
