The Collins Pocket Guide, The Birds of Britain and Europe with North Africa and the Middle East might work too. I believe it covers all of Iraq. It's a small guide laid out like Robin's The Birds of North America.
Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markotnes at cableone.net On Wed Jan 16 12:34 , "Holly Peirson" sent: >>From ABA Sales, accessible through www.abasales.com, you can find: > >Field Guide to the Birds of the Middle East, Princeton U. Press, Rev. 2004, >480 pages, paper, Porter, Christensen, Schiermacker-Hansen, > >Covers Arabian Peninsula, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran, >Turkey, and Cyprus. 700 species described, plumage and voice details. Maps >opposite plates. 112 color illustrations. > >$32.00 for members, $40 for non-members > >You may also be able to find some used books like this if you go to sites >like Amazon, Alibris, or ABE Books. > >Holly Peirson >Columbus, Anoka Co. > >Good luck with your Tour of Duty. > >-----Original Message----- >From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mou-net-bounces at >moumn.org','','','')">mou-net-bounces at moumn.org] On Behalf >Of Browning, Jimmie L COL RES USAR USARC >Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:52 PM >To: birderguy >Cc: MOU-Net >Subject: Re: [mou] Bird book needed?? > >I am also due to rotate to Iraq this fall for 90 days as a reserve >physician. I have been trying to find a book on birds in the Iraq/mideast >area and have been unsuccessful. Thank your nephew for us all and we wish >him a safe return. I will let you know if I find anything. and If anyone >else finds something please pass it on to me. Good Birding!! >COL Jimmie Browning >United Family Practice >St. Paul > >----- Original Message ----- >From: birderguy birderguy at comcast.net> >Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 22:10 >Subject: [mou] Bird book needed?? >To: MOU-Net mou-net at moumn.org> > >> Sorry if this is just a little bit of subject, please respond off >> list.. >> >> My nephew is serving in Iraq and I would like to get a bird >> identification guide for him >> for that area that I can send him, hopefully one that's good but >> not too large that he >> might be able to bring it with him on missions.. >> >> Thanks Andrew >> >> -- >> Andrew Longtin >> Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota >> See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/> >> Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net >> >> Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter >> http://www.hawkridge.org/ >> Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member >> http://www.moumn.org/ >> Cornell Lab Member (PFW) >> http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ >> >> Support a Soldier: >> http://www.operationminnesotanice.com/contact.html >> >> > >This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. >Mailing list membership available on-line at >http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. >----- >To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a >subject of unsubscribe. > > >This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. >Mailing list membership available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. >----- >To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a >subject of unsubscribe. ---- Msg sent via CableONE.net MyMail - http://www.cableone.net
