The birds of Africa, volume seven: Sparrows to Buntings.

Long Melford: Christopher Helm, 2004.
Quarto, dustwrapper, 688 pp. 36 colour plates by Martin Woodcock, maps, other illustrations.

Universally recognised as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, The birds of Africa is a superb multi-author reference with encyclopaedic species texts, stunning paintings, detailed line drawings and comprehensive bibliographies. This, the seventh and final volume, deals with some of the most spectacular of all passerines - the weavers, whydahs and estrildid finches.