The Book of Indian BirdsFor nearly fifty years The Book of Indian Birds has been a close companion of the recently inducted bird-watching enthusiast as well as of the seasoned ornithologist in India. This twelfth edition is revised, but retains Dr Salim Ali's original text while describing and illustrating 240 additional species. Colour prints are used in place of the black-and-white photographs of earlier editions. The book now illustrates in colour, and succinctly describes the habits and habitats of 538 birds of the plains and foothills, and of the wetlands and sea-coast. The sequence of Orders and Families has been rearranged to facilitate reference to current ornithological literature. The book remains an indispensable field guide for everyone who wishes to enjoy the rich and varied bird life of the country. |
Contents
Preface to Sálim Ali Birth Centenary Edition by J C Daniel | |
Introduction XV | |
Illustration of a Birds Plumage and Parts xxiii | |
Copyright | |
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Andaman and Nicobar Arunachal Pradesh ashy Assam Babbler Bangladesh barred Bengal Bihar bill biotope birds blackish blotched blue breast breeding buff Bulbul bush Call chestnut chiefly coloured conspicuous in flight crest cultivation deciduous diagnostic Distribution Drongo Duck east Eggs evergreen forest feathers Female Field Characters flocks Flycatcher Food fulvous glossy grass green greenish grey greyish Gujarat Habits head hill Himalayan foothills Himalayas Hindi Hornbill India Indian Union insects jheels jungle Karnataka Kashmir Kerala Kite legs Lepcha Linnaeus Madhya Pradesh Malayalam male Manipur marshes Myanmar Myna Myna+ names neck Nepal Nesting numbers pairs Pakistan pale peninsular India Pigeon Plate plumage Quail races rufous rump scrub Season Sexes alike sexes share parental share parental share parental duties Singly Sinhala Sparrow species spotted Sri Lanka streaked Subcontinent supercilium tail Tamil Nadu Telugu throat Throughout the Indian tipped trees underparts Vulture whitish wings Winter visitor yellow