I think this Smithsonian field guide by Ted Floyd is actually a new field guide. It's copyright date is 2008 and I haven't seen it in any form previously. There was a two volume set (Eastern/Western) from the Smithsonian that dates back a decade or so written by Fred Alsop, is it possible that is the volume you were thinking of? I'll have to check out the Floyd book. If anyone is in the market for a good up to date field guide, have a look at the National Wildlife Federation's Field Guide to Birds of North America by Edward S. Brinkley. Brinkley is a gifted writer as well as one of North America's premier bird ID specialists. Give this book a try as well, it's laid out very well and has superb illustrations. Regards, Greg (Fairborn, OH) ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]