A Pocket Guide To The Birds Of Borneo

This is a condensed version of Bertram E. Smythies’ Birds of Borneo which at present is the only comprehensive guide to Bornean birds. This pocketbook guide, a great help in the field, contains the original plates painted by Commander A.M. Hughes using new transparencies and colour separations giving a more faithful representation of the originals. Most of the information is from the third edition of The Birds of Borneo with some additional material drawn from other published sources. Many bird observers will find this book extremely useful.

Foreword 5
Introduction 6
Acknowledgments 7
Boobies 8
Grebe and Petrels 8
Frigatebirds 10
Cormorants, Darter, Herons, and Storks 12
Ibises and Spoonbill 12
Egrets, Bitterns and Herons 14
Ducks 16
Birds of Prey 18
Megapode, Partridges and Pheasants 22
Partridges and Bulwer’s Pheasant 24
Pheasants 26
Quails and Crakes 28
Jacanas 28
Waders 30
Waders 34
Gull and Terns 38
Skuas & Noddies 38
Green pigeons 42
Doves and Pigeons 44
Doves 46
Parrots, Bee-eaters, and Roller 48
Hoopoe 48
Cuckoos 50
Malkohas, Coucals and Ground-Cuckoo 52
Owls 54
Frogmouths and Nightjars 56
Swifts and Swallows 58
Trogons 60
Kingfishers 62
Hornbills 64
Barbets 66
Woodpeckers 68
Woodpeckers 70
Broadbills 72
Pittas 74
Grey birds, Triller, and Shrikes 76
Wagtails and Pipits 78
Larks 78
Minivets and Wood-swallow 80
Ioras, Leafbirds and Bluebird 82
Bulbuls 84
Bulbuls 86
Thrushes, Forktails, and Laughingtrushes 88
Chats 88
Some birds of Mt. Kinabalu 90
Babblers 92
Babblers 94
Babblers 96
Warblers 98
Flycatchers 100
Flycatchers, Whistler and Nuthatch 104
Flowerpeckers 106
Sunbirds 108
Spiderhunters 110
White-eyes and Munias 112
Buntings 112
Drongos and Orioles 113
Starlings, Pies and Crows 116
Some Rare Birds of Borneo 118
Index to Common Names 120
Index to Genera 122