The North American Bird Reference Guide

by Multimedia 2000

Product Features

• A visionary, multimedia CD-ROM experience for bird lovers
• Detailed species accounts for over 900 North American birds
• Robust multimedia application with over 625 detailed range maps
• 850 high-resolution photographs and 415 songs or call notes
• Random Bird Sighting and Random Bird Song quizzes

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000A1TK7
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,244 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A visionary, multimedia CD-ROM experience for bird lovers, The North American Bird Reference Book is the bird lover's ULTIMATE information source. This multimedia software application was developed for all bird enthusiasts, ranging from the novice bird-watcher to the seasoned ornithologist. Included with the North American Bird Reference Book: detailed species accounts for over 900 North American birds, providing a description of each bird's habitat, identifying field marks, distributional range, and a summary of its reproductive biology. Comes with an easy-to-use, intuitive interface, and a full-featured multimedia application, including over 625 detailed range maps. In addition, 850 high-resolution photographs, and 415 songs or call notes for many of the bird species found in North America are also provided. With the Identification Matrix--identify a bird simply by specifying the field marks you saw (e.g., size of bird, color of feathers, length of bill, etc.). With LANIUS Software's Internet Browser--access nearly 100 Internet Web sites related to birds and bird watching. Try your luck with the Random Bird Sighting and Random Bird Song quizzes. Also includes close to 20 essays on birds and ornithology. Enjoy over 525 LANIUS software secrets--identification hints or trivia about the birds of North America! The management status and the Breeding Bird Survey population trend index is listed for each species.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bad, December 5, 2004

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Lance Rivers (Palmer, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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It won't let you search for birds. You have to know the names first or buy their upgrade.