Popular Handbook
| The Popular Handbook of British Birds | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Philip Hollom |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Ornithology |
| Publisher | H. F. & G. Witherby |
| Publication date | 1952 |
A single-volume concise edition, The Popular Handbook of British Birds was produced by Philip Hollom in 1952. It used descriptions drawn from the Handbook and updated accounts of their status and distribution. Revised editions appeared in 1955, 1962, 1968 and 1988. These editions were far more heavily revised than those of the original Handbook, not least to take account of changes in bird taxonomy, as described in each edition's new forward.
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