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Latest Book Review
I would like to commend Liu Yang and Chen Shuihua for their monumental work in cataloguing nearly 1,500 species in their Birds of China. It is inspiring to see an avifauna of any country described and illustrated by nationals of that country. Together, scholars Liu and Chen have created a valuable reference work to an enormous country with a fabulous avifauna.
Dr. Mark Brazil
Author, Birdwatching & Nature Guide, Japan Nature Guides
Evan Jackson | AFO Book Reviews Editor