FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF EAST AFRICA: KENYA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, RWANDA, BURUNDI. By Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe.

(2002) 2003 reprint. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Pp604. Colour paintings of birds throughout by Brian Small, John Gale, and Norman Arlott, b/w line illustrations, distribution maps, maps, map end-papers. Laminated boards.

This book "is the first comprehensive field guide to a spectaular region for birding. Covering all the resident, migrant and vagrant birds of [the region] it describes a remarkable 1,388 species. Three experienced artists have painstakingly prepared 287 new plates showing 3,400 images illustrating all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Set opposite the plates are concise descriptive accounts describing identification, status, range, habits and voice, and range maps for each species". "The East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi shelter some of Africa's most spectacular landscapes and wildlife, and this guide is an attempt to share our fascination and enthusiasm for birding in the region. ..During our work leading bird tours and in conservation, we have been lucky enough to see most of the region's 1,388 species. Here, we have tried to use this experience to package the information you need for bird identification in a simple layout that brings the text, maps and plates together in a comprehensive but reasonably small and lightweight book".