耗时十余载，大卫·希波利这本鸟类图鉴堪称里程碑之作。美轮美奂的水彩画插图（6600幅，涵盖810个北美鸟类物种）加上简明扼要的说明体现了该书的创作继承了鸟类图鉴画大师约翰·詹姆斯·奥杜邦（John James Audubon）和罗杰·托里·彼得森（Roger Tory Peterson）的风格。

希波利不仅仅是一名鸟类观察家和鸟类知识传播者，他更是美国举足轻重的鸟类画家和鸟类权威。毫无疑问，他的鸟类野外图鉴定会激起强烈反响。与肯•考夫曼的照片图鉴不同，希波利的图片完全靠手绘。鸟类观察的初学者或许会将希波利的图鉴放在家里作参考，但该书丰富的信息量足以让初学者在数千只鸟组成的鸟群中辨认出一只矶鹬。这种为人熟知的鸟在这本图鉴里有九张独立的插图，记录了其地理、季节和性别变体，另外还有八张表现其飞行的小插图。配合希波利对彼得森和国家地理图鉴的改进，这种表现细致的图鉴定会让有经验的鸟类观察者爱不释手。

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David Allen Sibley, America's most gifted contemporary painter of birds, is the author and illustrator of this comprehensive guide. His beautifully detailed illustrations—more than 6,600 in all—and descriptions of 810 species and 350 regional populations will enrich every birder's experience.

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—Captioned illustrations show many previously unpublished field marks and revisions of known marks

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With The Sibley Guide to Birds , the National Audubon Society makes the art and expertise of David Sibley available to the world in a comprehensive, handsome, easy-to-use volume that will be the indispensable identification guide every birder must own.