THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPEAKERS PROGRAM Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 7:30 p.m. The American Museum of Natural History, Linder Theater Speakers: Guy Tudor, John Gwynne and Terence Clarke, Wildlife Conservation Society Title: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: Behind the Scenes of the Creation of the Two-language Field Guide and Outreach Programs The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which among other things created and runs the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium, is publishing a five-volume guide to the birds of Brazil in both English and Portugese. Each volume is intended to be both a field guide to the birds of important wildlife areas of Brazil and a source of information about those areas and advocacy for their protection. The first volume, the subject of this talk, covering the 740 species of birds that live in the central Brazil regions called the Pantanal (a seasonally flooded wetland covering more than 80,000 square miles) and the Cerrado (one of the world's most biologically rich savannas), has just been published, and our three speakers are part of the team that created it. Guy Tudor contributed all of the illustrations of the passerines and was art designer for the book, John Gwynne contributed the illustrations for the raptors and Terry Clarke was the book's overall designer. In their talk, they will illustrate how the Birds of Brazil project was conceived and how the first volume was created. Guy Tudor, recipient of a MacArthur "genius award," contributed illustrations to A Guide to the Birds of Colombia, co-illustrated with John Gwynne Birds of Venezuela and illustrated, with text by Robert Ridgely, The Birds of South America and Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America. He is president of the New York City Butterfly Club and with Rick Cech is co-author of Butterflies of the East Coast. He is a longi-time member of the Linnaean Society and has received its highest award, the Eisenmann Medal. John Gwynne is chief creative officer/Vice President for Design emeritus of the WCS. He was in charge of its exhibition and graphic arts department for 27 years and is responsible for building many exhibits like The Congo at the Bronx Zoo. He has contributed illustrations to many books about neotropic birds, including Field Guide to the Birds of Panama. He has also been instrumental in starting workshops in Brazil that will use the new field guides to foster a greater appreciation for the avian diversity of the country and concern for its preservation. Terry Clarke is a graphic designer and a principle of Chelsea Communications, a design and production firm. He has designed many books, including Field Guide to the Birds of South America. A Life Member of the Linnaean Society, he served as its Editor for many years. The meeting is open to the public, without charge. Please join us for what promises to be an exciting talk. Enter the Museum at West 77th Street. If you would like to meet our speakers before the talk, join us at Gazala's Restaurant, 380 Columbus Avenue, between 78th and 79th Streets, at 6 p.m. The reservation will be in the name of Geoffrey. Geoffrey Nulle, Vice President
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