The handbook of bird identification for Europe and the Western Palearctic.

London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 1998.
Octavo, dustwrapper, 868 pp. more than 357 colour plates by Hilary Burn, Martin Elliott, Alan Harris, Peter Hayman, Laurel Tucker and Dan Zetterström, 625 colour maps.

The first identification guide to cover all the species to have occurred in the region, illustrating every one (including vagrants and accidentals). The species are organised by family, with each family introduction followed by the species accounts and relevant colour plates; text and plates are fully cross-referenced for easy use. Status and habitat are described in detail and the colour range maps provide clear distribution information.