The Birds of Africa

"The Birds of Africa" is also a five-volume handbook by George Ernest Shelley, published 1896-1912.
The Birds of Africa
AuthorC. Hilary Fry, Stuart Keith, Emil Urban
IllustratorMartin Woodcock
PublisherAcademic Press
Publication date
1982 - 2013

The Birds of Africa is an eight-volume ornithological handbook. Its authors/editors are C. Hilary Fry, Stuart Keith and Emil Urban, and each volume contains colour plates painted by Martin Woodcock [1] The series ended with the 8th volume in 2013 and shortly after in August 2014 publisher Academic Press confirmed that they would no longer be reprinting the first 7 volumes.[2]

  1. ^ C Hillary, Fry; Emil K, Urban; Stuart, Keith; Roger, Safford; Frank, Hawkins (2014). The Birds of Africa (Hardback ed.). A & C Black. ISBN 9781408190609. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "The Birds of Africa (8-Volume Set)". nhbs. Retrieved 20 August 2024.