FEATURING - Robertsʼ Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition, edited by P.A.R. Hockey, W.R.J. Dean and P.G. Ryan.

The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

Robertsʼ Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition, edited by P.A.R. Hockey, W.R.J. Dean and P.G. Ryan.

Roberts - Birds of Southern Africa has been continuously in print for over 65 years and is the most popular African natural history book of all time. The scope and depth of biological information included in this edition far exceeds that of any previous edition. More than 50 authors, drawn from the best of southern Africa's ornithologists, contributed to the text. It covers all 951 species recorded in the region and also illustrates these in 80 new plates commissioned from the region's best bird artists. For scientists and conservationists it is a benchmark publication and will be a standard reference for years to come. For birdwatchers it will be an invaluable source of information to help them better understand and appreciate the birds around them.

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/65978899

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.