This book is not just sciency but also anecdotal and will not just inform but, hopefully, entertain. Throughout, Clive has intentionally, when giving examples, drawn from the global pool of bird species. He hasalso tried to draw upon some of the lesser-known groups of birds and to demonstrate the sheer diversity of the world’s avifauna. For instance, he was amazed to learn there are more than three hundred species of humming birds.