Case 22
- Late 20th Century Bird Identification
R.A. Falla, R.B. Sibson and E.G. Turbott; illustrations by Chloe Talbot-Kelly. A field guide to the birds of New Zealand and outlying islands. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967.
First published in 1966, the Field guide was the joint work of three leading New Zealand ornithologists, written for and at the invitation of the New Zealand Ornithological Society.
It was the first comprehensive field guide, covering all the birds of the mainland and surrounding islands. Designed to allow laypersons to identify birds, it includes species descriptions (length, plumage, appearance) as well as information on voice, habitat, range, and nesting habits. The Field guide was illustrated by Chloe Talbot Kelly of the British Museum.
R.A. Falla, R.B. Sibson and E.G. Turbott; illustrations by Chloe Talbot-Kelly. A field guide to the birds of New Zealand and outlying islands. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967.
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Barrie D. Heather and Hugh A. Robertson. The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Illustrations by Derek J. Onley. Auckland: Viking, 1996.
First published in 1966, the Field guide underwent multiple editions during the late 1960s and 1970s and served as the ‘bible’ for generations of New Zealand bird watchers. Thirty years after the publication of the first edition, much new information had become available on the distribution and biology of New Zealand birds, numerous new species had been recorded and taxonomic changes made.
Heather and Robertson’s new Field guide is illustrated by Derek Onley, a respected New Zealand ornithologist, who painted 74 new colour plates depicting all 328 species, and most sub-species, of birds recorded in the New Zealand region up to 1995.
Barrie D. Heather and Hugh A. Robertson. The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Illustrations by Derek J. Onley. Auckland: Viking, 1996.
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Hugh Robertson and Barrie Heather. The hand guide to the birds of New Zealand. Illustrations by Derek Onley. Auckland: Penguin, 1999.
The 1999 Hand guide is an abridged version of the Field guide without the more detailed information about the ecology, behaviour, and conservation of birds, and suited to budding ornithologists whose main purpose is identification.
Hugh Robertson and Barrie Heather. The hand guide to the birds of New Zealand. Illustrations by Derek Onley. Auckland: Penguin, 1999.
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F.C. Kinsky and C.J.R. Robertson. The fiat book of uncommon birds in New Zealand 3. Illustrations by Janet Marshall. Wellington: Reed, 1975.
This case includes examples of some of the smaller bird handbooks that became ubiquitous in New Zealand during the 1970s-1980s and were especially popular with children.
F.C. Kinsky and C.J.R. Robertson. The fiat book of uncommon birds in New Zealand 3. Illustrations by Janet Marshall. Wellington: Reed, 1975.
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Know your New Zealand birds. Illustrations by Peter Scaife. Wellington: Viking Sevenseas, 1982.
This case includes examples of some of the smaller bird handbooks that became ubiquitous in New Zealand during the 1970s-1980s, and were especially popular with children.
Know your New Zealand birds. Illustrations by Peter Scaife. Wellington: Viking Sevenseas, 1982.
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