New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, softcover, SOUND WORKING COPY.

WAS $70. Despite its rich avifauna and popularity with tourists, Japan has long been lacking a good English-language field guide. This photographic guide is the first book to cover the Japanese avifauna in English for over 25 years, and the first photoguide to the country in English. It also includes the birds of neighbouring mainland regions of eastern Asia, namely Korea, NE China and eastern Siberia. Over 520 species are illustrated with hundreds of stunning colour photographs. The text succinctly describes the key identification features and each species has a distribution map. This guide will be an essential companion for anyone visiting Japan or eastern Asia.