The Birds of Africa: Volume VII: Sparrows to Buntings edited by C.Hilary Fry and Stuart Keith, Christopher Helm, £135, ISBN 0713665319
POP the champagne cork: one of the most ambitious ornithological projects ever has been completed. Originally the publishers planned four volumes of The Birds of Africa: the first appeared in November 1982. With its clear design, readable text and impressive colour plates, it was received to acclaim.
Inevitably the series grew. This, the seventh volume, concludes with a satisfactory flourish, and no sign of either the authors or artist tiring of their Herculean task. The project has been fortunate…
