The wisdom of birds: an illustrated history of ornithology, by Tim R. Birkhead. London: Bloomsbury; 2008. ISBN 9780747592563. Hardback. £25. Balfour Library shelfmark: K (227).This book features many photographs taken of bird illustrations from books in our Special Collections. It was The Guardian's 'Book of the week' on Saturday October 18th 2008. You can read their review at http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/oct/18/tim-birkhead-ornithology and see http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/id/The_Wisdom_of_Birds/9780747592563
See our Special Collections web page for details of other books that have been used in this way at http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/library/specialcolls.html
