From two world-renowned ornithologists, Ali and Ripley's Handbook remains one of the most important reference works on the birds of India and Pakistan, along with the adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. This ten-volume set presents the life history information, taxonomy, colour pictures of practically every species, of birds in one of the world's richest birdlife regions.
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The late Salim Ali was one of the world's greatest ornithologists.
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The Bible of Birds in South Asia,
This review is from: Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan: Together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Sri Lanka 10 Volume Set (Vol 1-10) (Paperback)
A must-have for anyone serious about birds in India. A monumental effort the likes of which only Ali, Ripley and TJ were capable of.
Get one, it's the ultimate reference guide. Goes without saying this is not a field guide, for that I'd recommend Grimett, Inskip, Inskipp's guide to the birds of India.Pocket Guide to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
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Excellent Book from The Bombay Natural History Society,
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This review is from: Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan: Together with Those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka Volume 3: Stone Curlews to Owls (Hardcover)
This is an excellent book from the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and published by the OUP. It is a book that gives the complete list of all the different species and sub-species with the modern geographical and geo-geographical boundaries. A must for any bird watcher, amatuer or prefessional, student or researcher, bird lover and traveller to the great Indian Sub-continent.
This book shall be a great value addition when read with other great titles and publications of the BNHS
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Contains birds closely related to the pheasants, junglefowl, etc. (Fam. Phasianidae many of whose natural characters they share. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
greenish horny, dark horny brown, middle toe without claw, plumage phases, ringing data, hind toe present, ringal bamboo, bush quail, differs from the nominate race, tiny molluscs, rufescent brown, great skulker, peninsular hills, primary longest, hill partridge, horny green, lower plumage, keeps singly, iris brown, uttered chiefly, restricted type locality, upper plumage, pectoral band, paddy stubbles, period unrecorded Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wing Bill Tarsus Tail, Grey Quail, West Pakistan, Madhya Pradesh, East Pakistan, Uttar Pradesh, Species Page, Black Partridge, Little Stint, Malay Peninsula, Fantail Snipe, Redwattled Lapwing, Himachal Pradesh, Red Junglefowl, Chin Hills, Painted Snipe, Pintail Snipe, Common Crane, Golden Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Lushai Hills, Malay Archipelago, May June, June July, Regional Exploration New!
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Contains birds closely related to the pheasants, junglefowl, etc. (Fam. Phasianidae many of whose natural characters they share. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
greenish horny, dark horny brown, middle toe without claw, plumage phases, ringing data, hind toe present, ringal bamboo, bush quail, differs from the nominate race, tiny molluscs, rufescent brown, great skulker, peninsular hills, primary longest, hill partridge, horny green, lower plumage, keeps singly, iris brown, uttered chiefly, restricted type locality, upper plumage, pectoral band, paddy stubbles, period unrecorded Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wing Bill Tarsus Tail, Grey Quail, West Pakistan, Madhya Pradesh, East Pakistan, Uttar Pradesh, Species Page, Black Partridge, Little Stint, Malay Peninsula, Fantail Snipe, Redwattled Lapwing, Himachal Pradesh, Red Junglefowl, Chin Hills, Painted Snipe, Pintail Snipe, Common Crane, Golden Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Lushai Hills, Malay Archipelago, May June, June July, Regional Exploration New!
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- The Pheasants of the World by Jean Delacour on page 4, page 74, and Back Matter
- Fundamentals of Ornithology by Josselyn Van Tyne on page 198, and page 202
- Sikhim & Bhutan by J.Claude White on page 169, and page 335
- A Guide to the Birds of Ceylon by G.M. Henry on page 331, and Back Matter
- Lahore to Yarkand: Incidents of the Route and Natural History of the Centuries Traversed by the Expedition of 1870 by George Henderson on page 18
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- Petronia: Fifty Years of Post-Independence Ornithology in India: A Centenary Dedication to Dr. Salim Ali, 1896-1996 by J. C. Daniel on 16 pages
- The Book of Indian Birds by Sï¿1/2lim Ali on 4 pages
- Birds and Mammals of Ladakh by Otto Pfister in Front Matter, and page 3
- A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian Subcontinent, Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives (Princeton Field Guides) by Bikram Grewal in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Survival Strategies: Cooperation and Conflict in Animal Societies by Raghavendra Gadagkar in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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