Peter Davidson (6)

I have a different edition (or at least, a different cover).

Not as good as [b:A Photographic Guide to Birds of Thailand|1447065|A Photographic Guide to Birds of Thailand (A Photographic Guide To...)|Michael Webster|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183693049s/1447065.jpg|1437767], this volume is all right for very superficial viewing but not for anyone who will ruminate over not locating a bird in its pages. This guide suffers from a number of authorial or editorial decisions, including show more sometimes omitting descriptions of key field markings, presenting photographs of subspecies that are less common than other birds one is more likely to encounter (e.g., the entry for the Brown Shrike), and neglecting to include birds such as the Hoopoe that are regionally common and quite striking while devoting space to what appears to be a painting of the Great Hornbill, "now scarce across most of the region" (p. 23). Use only when you don't have room for a larger guide. show less