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Australian Bird Guide at 566 pages. Its dimensions of 125mm x203mm x15mm is significantly smaller than the ABG at 175mm x 250mmx 33mmIn and its weight is only 400g. The review by Firth and valentine concluded "Quibbles and opinions aside, this book succeeds splendidly as a compact aid to bird identification".
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Ornithology also criticised the measurements of wing lengths and bill lengths as "unconventional", the illustrative and typographical errors, and the index as a "disservice". Pearson was additionally critical that the full length (size range) of the birds was not provided rather it provides wing size, bill length and weight.
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