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MORE BOOK REVIEWS 
A FIELD LIST OF BIRDS OF THE TRI-CITY REGION, by Elton Fawks and Peter 
Petersen, Jr. Available from the Davenport Public Museum, Davenport, 
Iowa. 1961, 40 pp., paperback. 50¢ plus postage. 
A guide book to birds found on both sides of the Mississippi River in 
the vicinity of Davenport-Rock Island-Moline-East Moline, covering sections 
of eight counties in Illinois and seven in Iowa. The book is compiled as a 
series of calendar charts, with bars of varying thickness showing the rela- 
tive abundance of each species throughout the year. Facing every chart is 
a convenient page for entering observations of the species seen. 
An excellent center-spread map shows the location of the 31 birding areas 
outlined in the text. The chart is a little confusing until one gets used to 
the alphabetical symbols (A—Mississippi River; B—Marshes and Ponds, 
ete.) arbitrarily assigned to the 17 kinds of habitat. The booklet could very 
well have been made a little larger than its 4°%4” x 6” size, as some of the 
type was reduced to such a point that it was not easy to read. However, 
this little publication will prove a valuable supplement to the Eastern or 
Western field guides, and will be most helpful to any birders from other 
parts of Illinois or Iowa who wish to make field trips in the Tri-City area. 
Paul H. Lobik, 22W681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 
Books reviewed in the Audubon Bulletin may be ordered from the 
Book Committee Chairman, Mr. LeRoy Tunstall, 323 East Wesley 
Street, Wheaton, Illinois. 
THE BIRD WATCHER’S GUIDE, by Henry Hill Collins, Jr. Golden Press, 630 
Fifth Ave., New York 20, N.Y. Fourth edition, May 1961, 125 pp., il- 
lustrated, cloth-bound. $3.95. 
Here is a text not for the experienced bird student, but for the beginning 
birder. The Bird Watcher’s Guide is written for the elementary or high 
school reader, in contrast to Dr. Berger’s Bird Study (reviewed elsewhere 
in this issue), which is at the college level. The Guide is liberally and 
beautifully illustrated, with pictures, drawings, or diagrams on nearly 
every page. The many full-color photographs come from the best sources 
— the National Audubon Society, Helen Cruickshank, Cy La Tour, Edward 
Prins, Maurice Broun, and so on. 
For the novice at bird watching, the housewife who wishes to set up a 
back yard feeding station, the amateur nature photographer, and the 
gardener who wishes to attract birds, The Guide should prove most helpful. 
It quickly covers all of the aspects the beginner will need to know — binocu- 
lars, telescopes, cameras; how, where, and when to go birding; field equip- 
ment; bird identification, bird lists, bird songs, bird houses, cover and food 
for birds, and even conservation. The book includes some fine lists of use- 
ful references for the serious bird student; of the foremost ornithological 
and conservation societies; of American and Canadian bird clubs; and of 
state bird books and leading bird society publications. Since The Bird 
Watcher’s Guide is so well-illustrated and easy to read, it would make an 
ideal gift for any young would-be naturalist or for someone who has just 
adopted the hobby of bird study. 
Paul H. Lobik, 22W681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 
