Another book on North American birds, I hear you ask. Do we really need this, and how is it complete? The unfortunate marketing-oriented title immediately dates the book—at least two species recorded from California in fall 2005 (Hornby’s Storm-Petrel and Parkinson’s Petrel) are missing from this Complete Birds of North America (hereafter CBNA), which is intended as a handbook-style companion to the National Geographic Society’s (NGS) Field Guide to the Birds of North America. It’s a great idea, going beyond the field guides with more information on the identification of all birds recorded in North America: a book to be consulted when the conventional field guides just don’t give you enough information. The experience of numerous field observers was drawn upon to write the text, which was reviewed and edited by Jonathan Alderfer, with help from Jon Dunn. Most of the illustrations are recycled from the NGS Field Guide, but numerous new paintings are also included, and 150 color photos are scattered through the text.