Birds New to Science

David Brewer was born in Worcestershire, England. He read Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge and received his PhD from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. After a fellowship at the University of Arizona he emigrated to Canada. David has watched birds on all seven continents, but his main area interests are the study and conservation of birds of South and Central America.His publications include Wrens, Dippers and Thrashers (Helm, 2001), Where to Watch Birds in Central America and the Caribbean (with Nigel Wheatley) (Helm, 2002), the four-volume Canadian Atlas of Bird Banding (Canadian Wildlife Service, 2001-2010), and contributions to three volumes of the Handbook of the Birds of the World (Lynx, 2005–2010). He has been a Research Associate in Ornithology at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, for more than 25 years.

• AcknowledgementsScope of the bookGlossaryThe concept of speciesDescription of the world’s birdsSpecies accountsFuture new speciesInvalid speciesFuture discoveriesThe ethics of collectingConservation issuesBibliography

The concept of Birds New to Science is beautifully simple, the information meticulously researched, and the product neatly put together. This is an engaging, inspiring book … Strongly recommended.