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"The birds of Borneo", by B.E.Smythies was
published in 1960, and has been updated in two subsequent editions. Besides being a useful
guide to the birds of the area, the first edition contained a lot of interesting
information on the interaction of ethnic peoples with birds, and many good photographs.
The latest revised edition published by the Malaysian Nature Society and Sabah Society in
1981 has been slimmed down to species only. The Sabah Society and WWF (Malaysia) published
a pocket edition in 1984 of the plates by Commander Hughes from Smythies. Until 1993,
these, together with "Birds of south-east Asia" by King et al, which does
not cover all the birds in Borneo, were the only guides currently available here.
MacKinnon and Phillips produced in 1993, "A
field guide to the birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali", which is well
illustrated and up to date. It covers areas beyond those covered by King, and uses the
revised taxonomic nomenclatures of Sibley and Monroe, but without changing the taxonomic
order.
Sections in Guide to Bird Watching
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