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Seller's Description:
Very good in good dust jacket. moderate shelfwear, tiny tears, chips and creases to the dustjacket, 1984 printing. xxii, 444p., 22p. of plates: ill. (some col. ), maps, (some col. ); 25 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps. Previous ed. : published as the Birds of Travancore & Cochin, 1953. Includes index. Maps on lining papers.
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Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Oxford University Press. 1984. Xxii + 444 pgs. With 101 species illustrated in color and 32 in black-and-white by D. V. Cowen. First Published as the Birds of Travancore and Cochin. Second Edition (as the Birds of Kerala) in 1969. Reprinted in 1984. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards very lightly rubbed and worn. Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "Birdman of India", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and wrote several bird books that popularized ornithology in India. He became a key figure behind the Bombay Natural History Society after 1947 and used his personal influence to garner government support for the organisation, create the Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) and prevent the destruction of what is now the Silent Valley National Park. Along with Sidney Dillon Ripley he wrote the landmark ten volume Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, a second edition of which was completed after his death. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1958 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1976, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively. Several species of birds, a couple of bird sanctuaries and institutions have been named after him. E-165; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 468 pages.
