For over 45 years Salim Ali's classic work has been a companion to both novice bird-watcher and seasoned ornithologist. Now appearing in its eleventh edition, this guide describes the habits and habitats of 296 of the most common birds found in the plains, foothills, wetlands, and sea coast of India. The field-guide format includes sections on bird watching, how to recognize birds in the field, bird migration, and nests and nesting habits. The book is beautifully illustrated, with 74 colour plates, showing male and female ...
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For over 45 years Salim Ali's classic work has been a companion to both novice bird-watcher and seasoned ornithologist. Now appearing in its eleventh edition, this guide describes the habits and habitats of 296 of the most common birds found in the plains, foothills, wetlands, and sea coast of India. The field-guide format includes sections on bird watching, how to recognize birds in the field, bird migration, and nests and nesting habits. The book is beautifully illustrated, with 74 colour plates, showing male and female varieties where necessary, and 22 pages of black and white photographs. Scale references are given for all bird illustrations. There are also two maps: one to indicate the average annual rainfall of India, and one showing ring recoveries of Indian migratory birds on a global scale. The book is aimed at anyone with an interest in identifying Indian birds or learning about them.
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Add this copy of The Book of Indian Birds to cart. $9.58, very good condition, Sold by Cassidy's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Holbeach, LINCOLNSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by India: OUP India, 1990: 0195621670.
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1990 reprint edition, hardback with dust wrapper. The book is bound in green cloth with the titles in gilt on the spine. The book measures 7½" x 5¼", it has xlvii + 187 pages and is illustrated with a further 74 pages of plates (depicting 296 species) along with 3 in line and 22 b/w drawings. The endpapers are also illustrated with maps. The wrapper has a neat small conservation repair to the top of the spine, otherwise, the wrapper, binding and contents are in very nice, clean, sound condition. VG+/G+
Add this copy of The Book of Indian Birds to cart. $22.00, very good condition, Sold by Dave Wilhelm Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Evanston, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Bombay Natural History Society Oxford.
Add this copy of The Book of Indian Birds to cart. $62.72, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Oxford University Press.
