The Guide to Birds of North America CD-ROM for Macintosh computers is now available. Thayer Birding Software and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have joined forces to create the ultimate CD for birders. The Thayer s Guide to Birds of North America v3.9 features all 925 birds seen in the U.S. or Canada (excluding Hawaii). This incredible Mac-based CD-ROM includes 2 788 color photos and songs for 708 species. 90 video clips are also included. This CD can help you identify unfamiliar birds. Simply select the color size habitat location or sound of your bird and the program will show you everything that matches your description! Also included are 700 quizzes arranged into quot;Birding Hot Spotsquot; quot;Christmas Bird Countsquot; Favorite Birdsquot; and more. Set the level at Easy or crank it all the way up to Difficult. Select Multiple Choice Fill-in-the-blank Flash Card or quot;Pick Onequot; quizzes. This CD also includes a listing and recordkeeping program to help you remember the birds you have seen. You can also: Share Custom Lists with your friends Download songs and photos to an iPod for your own personal use Add your own comments and photos for each bird Identify birds by sound in the ID Wizard Use the new quot;Pick Onequot; quiz -- see four bird photos and pick the right one. And most important of all The Birder s Handbook is now included (a $20 value) System Requirements: Mac OS X version 10.3.9 quot;Pantherquot; or higher (quot;Tigerquot; or quot;Leopardquot;). For those using OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5 please install the free v3.9.3 update before using the program. Also requires 512 MB RAM 750 MB on hard drive CD-ROM drive; plus all hardware and software required to support multimedia applications. Supported Computers - any Mac computer with an Intel processor Power Mac G3 G4 or G5 processors iMac eMac PowerBook G3 (bronze keyboard models only) or G4 processors iBook G3 or G4 processors PowerPC G3 G4 or G5 processors. Some features of this CD-ROM including technical support require an Internet connection.
