The TOS Handbook of Texas Birds is an update of the Texas Ornithological Society Checklist of Texas Birds and now includes range maps. Based on the work of the Texas Bird Records Committee over almost three decades, The Handbook provides annotations on the abundance, status, and distribution of all species encountered in Texas as of August 2003 (623 species). This reference is available through local or online bookstores as well as directly from Texas A&M University Press at: http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2004/lockwood.htm. Records accepted by the Texas Bird Records Committee (1987–2003): available through TOS - click here to link to the TOS web page. Checklist of the Birds of Texas, 3rd ed., 1995, Texas Ornithological Society. Printed by Capital Printing Inc. Austin, Texas, U.S.A. This annotated checklist is available through ABA Sales for under $10. Prepared by the TBRC, the work describes the abundance and distribution of over 590 species of birds recorded in the state. ABA Sales is open weekdays, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm (MDT). Phone: (800) 634-7736, Fax: (800) 590-2473.