SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1977
BOOK ON BIRDS IN HK
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HONG KONG IS HOME TO 400 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRDS AND THE ONE PERCHED ON YOUR WINDOW SILL COULD BE THE MOST COMMON OR THE RAREST IN THE TERRITORY.
TO HELP PEOPLE FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS SUBJECT THE GOVERNMENT HAS JUST PUBLISHED A BOOK, IN ENGLISH, ENTITLED +A COLOUR GUIDE TO HONG KONG BIRDS+.
WRITTEN BY CLIVE VINEY AND CONTAINING 48 PAGES OF FULL-COLOUR BIRD ILLUSTRATIONS BY KAREN PHILLIPPS, THE BOOK IS A USEFUL GUIDE FOR BIRD WATCHERS. IT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE AT $20 EACH.
THE 122-PAGE BOOK CONTAINS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON THE KIND OF BIRDS THAT ARE TO BE FOUND AROUND HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT ALSO GIVES DETAILS OF WHERE THEY LIVE AND THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN RARE SPECIES ARRIVE FROM THE NORTH FOR THE WINTER.
THE BOOK ALSO ADVISES INTERESTED BIRD WATCHERS ON WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT TO USE ON EXPEDITIONS, HOW TO BEHAVE, AND TO IDENTIFY EACH BIRD BY ITS KNOWN CHARACTERISTICS - COLOURING, SIZE AND BEHAVIOUR. THE BIRDS HAVE BEEN SEPARATED INTO FAMILIES WITH GENERAL NOTES TO DESCRIBE EACH SPECIES,
THE AUTHOR, CLIVE VINEY, HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AND IS AN AVID BIRD WATCHER. IT TOOK HIM A YEAR TO COLLATE INTO ITS PUBLISHED FORM ALL THE INFORMATION HE HAS GATHERED THROUGH THE YEARS.
KAREN PHILLIPPS IS A PAINTER WHO SPECIALISES IN BIRDS AND OTHER SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO NATURE LOVERS.
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