Forthcoming

by Leslie H Brown / Emil K Urban / C Hilary Fry / Stuart Keith

The Birds of Africa contains the seven reprinted volumes of this magnificent series (please note that these do not contain new material) which were originally published between 1986-2004, plus the newly published volume 8, which is the final instalment in this series. Volumes 1 to 3 cover the non-passerines, with volumes 4-7 covering the passerines. DUE JULY 2013

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DUE SUMMER 2013

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edited by Josep del Hoyo / Andrew Elliott / Jordi Sargatal / David A Christie

This 'Special Volume' will cover and illustrate all species genuinely new to science that have been described since the publication of the respective volumes in the Handbook of the Birds of the World series. 57 species included, plates and distribution maps in typical HBW forwat.

DUE JUNE 2013

edited by Don E Wilson / Russell A Mittermeier

illustrated by Toni Llobet

This, the third volume of HMW, counts more than 470 of them: 138 species of prosimians - the lemurs, lorises, pottos and tarsiers in Africa and Asia; 157 species of monkeys in the New World tropics; another 158 monkeys in the Old World tropics; and 25 apes, 19 of them gibbons along with six chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. 57 colour plates and more than 500 colour photographs, 493 distribution maps, 952pp. 2013

edited by Don E Wilson / Russell A Mittermeier

illustrated by Toni Llobet

Comprises all three volumes of the Handbook of the mammals of the world series.

edited by Leslie H Brown / Emil K Urban / Kenneth Newman

illustrated by Martin Woodcock / Peter Hayman

This is the first of a set of eight volumes which, when complete, will cover the entire avifauna of Africa, one of the most varied and interesting in the world. While many regional guides to African birds exist, this will be the first comprehensive guide to the bird life of the continent as a whole, including North Africa. Each species is lavishly illustrated using field guide style in large format. 28 colour and 4 black and white plates, line drawings, maps, 535pp. Reprint DUE JULY 2014

edited by C Hilary Fry / Stuart Keith / Emil K Urban

illustrated by Martin Woodcock

The second volume in The Birds of Africa continues the high standards set by the first. The three editors have followed the vision of the late Leslie Brown and organised a team of internationally known experts to help them produce an up-to-date and comprehensive work. This second volume covers all birds found in Africa, from game birds to pigeons. In order to do justice to the ever increasing volume of publications on African birds and the wealth of material collated by the contributors, and to fulfil the aim of illustrating all main plumages of every species, The Birds of Africa has been expanded to eight volumes. Colour illustrations, 568pp. DUE JULY 2013

edited by C Hilary Fry / Stuart Keith / Emil K Urban

illustrated by Martin Woodcock

This, the third volume completes the non-passerines, dealing with all species occurring on the continent - residents and visitors alike - in the following families: parrots, turacos, cuckoos, owls, nightjars, swifts, colies, kingfishers and their allies, and woodpeckers and their allies. All are illustrated, and all known biological information is included. The passerines (songbirds) are covered in the later four volumes. Colour illustrations, 552pp. DUE JULY 2013

edited by C Hilary Fry / Stuart Keith / Emil K Urban

illustrated by Martin Woodcock

This definitive and authoritative volume covers the first 312 of the 1200 or so passerine species which occur in continental Africa and the outlying islands. As in the first three volumes of The Birds of Africa, each breeding species receives full coverage with sections on range and status, description, voice, general habits, food, and breeding biology. Non-breeding visitors are treated more briefly. The text concentrates on the bird's status and biology while in Africa. Colour illustrations, 625pp. DUE JULY 2014

edited by C Hilary Fry / Stuart Keith / Emil K Urban

illustrated by Martin Woodcock

This fifth volume deals with the passerines of the continent, covering the thrushes; Old World warblers; Old World flycatchers; monarch flycatchers; wattle-eyes; and puffback flycatchers. Each species account covers range and status, description, voice, general habits, food and breeding biology. Breeding species are covered in detail, non-breeding migrants more briefly, with emphasis on their status and behaviour whilst in Africa. Each species is fully illustrated in colour. Also includes full bibliographies, acoustic references and indexes of English, French and scientific names. Colour illustrations, 689pp. DUE JULY 2013

edited by C Hilary Fry / Stuart Keith

illustrated by Martin Woodcock / Ian Willis

This is the penultimate volume in the Birds of Africa series ? looking at the rich avifauna of the world's second largest continent. Volume 7 treats the remainder of the passerine families of Africa and various offshore islands, covering the sparrows, weavers, whydahs, waxbills, finches and buntings. Like its predecessors, Volume 7 boasts an exhaustively researched and referenced text, distilling all available data on the identification, ecology, distribution, behaviour and status of the species covered. Colour illustrations, 688pp. DUE JULY 2014

by Frank Hawkins / Roger Safford / John Gale / Brian Small

This is the eighth and final volume in the authoritative Birds of Africa series. It covers the Malagasy region which comprises Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, the Comoros, Mauritius and Reunion. Colour illustrations and maps, 800pp. DUE JULY 2013

INTRODUCTORY OFFER PRICE 125.00 valid until 31st AUGUST 2013