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HUGE GUIDE TO BIRDS OF INDIA PAKISTAN BANGLADESH BHUTAN SRI LANKA Grimmett
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- Condition
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- “Hardcover: VG /VG. A few smudges on the bottom edge, otherwise a very nice copy.”
- ISBN
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691006873
ISBN-13
9780691006871
eBay Product ID (ePID)
932333
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
888 Pages
Publication Name
Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Subject
Birdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.3 in
Item Weight
79.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
98-044430
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
A
Reviews
It is wonderfully illustrated, has generous text, adequate maps, and is simply the one book you cannot do without in India. ---Stephen Mills, Times Literary Supplement, "I'm very excited about this long-awaited, definitive, and high-quality book. It fills a definite vacuum.... The color plates are the best that I can think of for Central and Eastern Asia, and the text contains the best information I know for the region." --John A. Gwynne, Wildlife Conservation Society, "It is wonderfully illustrated, has generous text, adequate maps, and is simply the one book you cannot do without in India." ---Stephen Mills, Times Literary Supplement, "It is wonderfully illustrated, has generous text, adequate maps, and is simply the one book you cannot do without in India." --Stephen Mills, Times Literary Supplement, It is wonderfully illustrated, has generous text, adequate maps, and is simply the one book you cannot do without in India.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
598/.0954
Table Of Content
Introduction 9 History of Ornithology in the Indian Subcontinent 10 How to use this Book 11 Climate 16 Main Habitats and Bird Species 17 Importance for Birds 21 Migration 23 Conservation 24 National Organisations 28 International Organisations 30 References 32 Acknowledgements 33 Glossary 35 The Plates 37 The Species Accounts 345 Megapodes 345 Partridges, Francolins, Snowcocks, Quails and Pheasants 345 Whistling-Ducks and Swans, Geese and Ducks 363 Buttonquails 378 Honeyguides 379 Wrynecks, Piculets and Woodpeckers 380 Asian Barbets 392 Hornbills 395 Hoopoes 399 Trogons 400 Rollers 401 Small Kingfishers Large Kingfishers and Pied Kingfisher 402 Bee-Eaters 406 Old World Cuckoos 409 Coucals 417 Parrots 418 Swifts and Treeswifts 423 Barn Owls and Typical Owls 429 Asian Frogmouths 440 Eared Nightjars and Nightjars 440 Pigeons and Doves 446 Bustards 456 Cranes 459 Finfoots 461 Rails, Gallinules and Coots 462 Sandgrouse 468 Woodcocks and Snipes 471 Godwits, Sandpipers, Curlews, Phalaropes etc 475 Painted-Snipes 487 Jacanas 487 Thick-Knees 488 Oystercatchers, Avocets and Stilts 489 Plovers and Lapwings 491 Crab-Plover 498 Pratincoles and Coursers 498 Skuas, Jaegers, Skimmers, Gulls and Terns 501 Osprey, Hawks, Eagles, Harriers and Vultures etc. 519 Falcons 545 Grebes 551 Tropicbirds 553 Boobies 554 Anhingas 556 Cormorants 556 Herons and Bitterns 558 Flamingos 567 Ibises and Spoonbills 568 Pelicans 570 Storks 571 Frigatebirds 575 Loons (Divers) 576 Petrels, Shearwaters and Storm-Petrels 577 Pittas 582 Broadbills 584 Fairy Bluebirds and Leafbirds 584 Shrikes 586 Corvids and Related Species 590 Woodswallows 599 Orioles, Cuckooshrikes, Trillers, Minivets, Flycatcher-Shrikes 600 Fantails, Drongos and Monarchs 608 Ioras 615 Woodshrikes 616 Waxwings 617 Dippers 617 Thrushes, Shortwings, Old World Flycatchers and Chats 618 Starlings and Mynas 668 Nuthatches and Wallcreeper 675 Creepers and Wrens 678 Penduline Tits and Tits and Long-Tailed Tits 681 Swallows and Martins 688 Kinglets 694 Bulbuls 694 Grey Hypocolius 701 African Warblers (Cisticolas, Prinias and Streaked Scrub Warbler) 701 White-Eyes 708 Warblers, Grassbirds, Laughing Thrushes and Babblers 709 Larks 786 Flowerpeckers, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters 798 Sparrows and Snowfinches 807 Wagtails and Pipits 812 Accentors 821 Weavers 824 Estrildine Finches 826 Finches 830 Buntings 851 References 859 Index of English Names 871 Index of Scientific Names 882
Synopsis
Birdwatchers have long waited for a comprehensive and up-to-date identification guide for the Indian subcontinent. This exhaustively researched and beautifully produced book will finally meet that need. Written by three leading experts on the region--Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, and Tim Inskipp--the book provides complete information about the 1,300 species of birds found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. The guide is firmly rooted in the authors' extensive field experience, reflected in the accuracy and fullness of their bird descriptions. The guide features more than 150 color plates by eminent bird illustrators from Europe and India that depict all the species in the region, ranging from the Himalayan Snowcock in the north to the Sri Lanka Spurfowl in the south. The plates include all relevant identifiable subspecies, as well as ages and sexes. The text consists of a detailed identification section, discussing the differences between similar species and containing descriptions of vocalizations, habits, habitat, breeding, distribution, and status. There are distributional maps for nearly all species. And the authors' introduction provides useful background information about such subjects as conservation, the history of ornithology on the subcontinent, and the climate. A detailed bibliography provides an introduction to the prolific literature on the subcontinent. This is a landmark publication that will be enthusiastically welcomed by all birdwatchers with an interest in the extraordinary variety of birds in this vast and diverse region.
LC Classification Number
QL691.S65G75 1999
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