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THE BIRDS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. PART 5. GAZETTEER AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. By Deborah C. Siegel and Storrs L. Olson. Buteo Books, Shipman, Virginia, USA. 2008: 516 pages plus 1 inset map. ISBN: 978-0- 931130-17-5. $45.00 (hardcover).-Even in these modern days of hand-held GPS receivers and Google Earth, the final volume of Alexander Wetmore's magnum opus: The Birds of the Republic of Panama is a welcome addition to the library of any serious student of neotropical birds who will want to make room for it along side the previous four volumes. It is outstanding in its primary role, as a 20th century ornithological gazetteer, but most modern readers will find it wanting a few 21st century trappings that were left out and we can hope will be included in some future format.
