Edited by Robert A. Hamilton, Michael A. Patten, and Richard A. Erickson: 600 pages, many photographs, original paintings and sketches, maps, and charts. Originating from the California Bird Records Committee, this book summa rizes and interprets all reports of rare birds in California. A work of art as well as a work of science, it offers value to birders throughout North America. It stands as a landmark in our understanding of bird migration, distribution, and vagrancy