North American Bird Reference Book, Version 4.0 [CD-ROM]

John C. Robinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2001

Book Description: Instructional multimedia CD-ROM of the 921 birds of North America, including written natural history accounts, photographs, songs, and distributional range maps for each species. Informational essays on birds and bird watching are also included for school kids or beginning bird watchers.

From the Author: This revised edition of the North American Bird Reference Book was created by a birder for other bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. It covers 921 species of North America and includes 850 photographs, 415 songs, and over 625 range maps. Essays on birds and bird watching are helpful for school kids or beginners who need to learn more about Ornithology. Free program updates are offered at LANIUS Software's website.

Editorial Reviews

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Discover the bird lover's ultimate information source: the North American Bird Reference Book CD-ROM. -- American Media Group

I liked this software because it is user friendly and because it can be used by beginning birders... -- Pete Givan, Wild Bird Centers

The quality of reproductions is excellent, and the information provided ... help to create a wonderful learning and reference source... -- Kevin T. Karlson, Photographer

From the Author

The North American Bird Reference Book was created by a birder for other bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. It covers 910 species of North America and includes 770 photographs, more than 400 songs, and over 625 range maps. Essays on birds and bird watching are helpful for school kids or beginners who need to learn more about Ornithology. Free program updates are offered at LANIUS Software's website. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• CD-ROM: 921 pages
• Publisher: Lanius Software; 2nd CD-Rom edition (September 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967933811
• ISBN-13: 978-0967933818
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,437,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Deal, January 7, 2002

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Christopher A. Smith (Columbia, SC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: North American Bird Reference Book, Version 4.0 (CD-ROM)

John Robinson's North American Bird Reference Book helps you to hone your bird-watching skills with full color photographs, the bird's song, and his tips on markings and other guidelines that help you identify what you are seeing in the field. The product includes an identification matrix -- a tool that allows you to identify a bird by describing its attributes: you provide size, color, length of bill, etc. and it returns to you a list of the most likely birds that match the criteria you provided. The CD-ROM also contains essays, quizzes, and links to many bird-related web sites. The photographs are great quality, the bird songs are awesome - makes it easier to remember what the different birds sound like. John's material is a professional product that will help you bring your birding skills up a notch or two. A great deal, neat tool.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The North American Bird REference Book, January 20, 2004

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This review is from: North American Bird Reference Book, Version 5.0 (CD-ROM)

Counter intuitive, very hard to use, can't easily find an unknown bird. Will not run from hard drive after installation. DON'T BUY !

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth $50, November 4, 2003

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Chad M. Roth (Lititz, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: North American Bird Reference Book, Version 4.0 (CD-ROM)

The user interface looks like a 2 year old wrote it. Navigation sucks! Can only go forward and backward on a filtered record set. Pictures don't print with documentation. No way to print pictures. Information doesn't tell you what birds like to eat.