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This third edition of the Collins COBUILD Student s Dictionary Plus Grammar offers up-to-date coverage of today s language plus a full-length English Grammar
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A complete photoguide to all the birds of Britain from the best nature publisher in the UK Collins Complete Guide to British Birds makes bird identification easier than ever before. It is the most complete photographic guide to British birds ever published & the only one to be designed to give everything that you could ever need on each spread in a simple-to-use format. Every text entry covers identification of adults & juveniles songs & calls & where they are most likely to be found. Illustrated with specially commissioned photography & maps to show where in Britain the birds are found & at what time of year this accessible guide also features cross-references to similar-looking species containing everything a birdwatcher needs to know in one easy-to-use portable volume. It is the perfect photographic field guide for the birdwatching beginner. ...

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