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Dan Zetterström is a Swedish ornithologist and bird artist. He is best known as a co-author of the Collins Bird Guide, with Killian Mullarney, Lars Svensson and Peter J. Grant. He has designed several series of Swedish stamps.
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- ↑ Malley, Frank (15 June 2000). "Why we're stamping on a fortune". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tour Leaders – Killian Mullarney". Wings Birding Tours. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ↑ Donaghy, Kathy (12 May 2004). "Sending letters will be great quack". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ↑ Busby, John (2005). Drawing Birds. Portland, OR, USA: Timber Press. p. 138. ISBN 0-88192-697-3.
- ↑ Golley, Mark (1999). "Book review: Collins bird guide". Birding World . 12 (6): 254–5.
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