Author: Sálim Ali
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Volume 8, First Published In 1973, Has Been Thoroughly Revised For This Second Edition With New Plates By The Distinguished Bird Artist John Henry Dick.
Compact Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan
Author: Sálim Ali
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195620634
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 841
Book Description
1200 species of birds, in 20 Orders and numerous Families, are known to occur in the Indian subcontinent. This Handbook describes the 1200 species by distribution, habits, breeding biology, diet, voice, and other features. Over 100 plates and systematic keys in the text aid identification.Maps show the distribution of many migratory and spatially restricted forms, and a number of line drawings illustrate diagnostic features such as bills and feet. This new Compact edition brings together the text of all ten volumes of the original Handbook, with 106 plates by the famous American bird painter John Henry Dick depicting all the bird species found in that region. The text and black-and-white text illustrations of the Handbook appear here photographically reduced by 30%, with four pages of the original occupying one page of the Compact Edition. They remain legible to the normal eye, however. The colour plates appear in the same size as in the originaleditions.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195620634
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 841
Book Description
1200 species of birds, in 20 Orders and numerous Families, are known to occur in the Indian subcontinent. This Handbook describes the 1200 species by distribution, habits, breeding biology, diet, voice, and other features. Over 100 plates and systematic keys in the text aid identification.Maps show the distribution of many migratory and spatially restricted forms, and a number of line drawings illustrate diagnostic features such as bills and feet. This new Compact edition brings together the text of all ten volumes of the original Handbook, with 106 plates by the famous American bird painter John Henry Dick depicting all the bird species found in that region. The text and black-and-white text illustrations of the Handbook appear here photographically reduced by 30%, with four pages of the original occupying one page of the Compact Edition. They remain legible to the normal eye, however. The colour plates appear in the same size as in the originaleditions.
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
Author: Richard Grimmett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472972503
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1745
Book Description
A field guide to all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. This comprehensive and definitive guide is the successor to the bestselling Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by the same authors. 1375 species are illustrated and described, including all residents, migrants and vagrants. The plates, text and maps have been extensively revised. The 226 colour plates face concise descriptions and maps for quick at-a-glance reference. Many of the plates, depicting every species and many distinct plumages and races, have been repainted for this edition and a number of new species added. This guide also provides tables, summarising identification features of particularly difficult groups such as nightjars, warblers and rosefinches. This is the ideal companion for anyone birding in the region.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472972503
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1745
Book Description
A field guide to all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. This comprehensive and definitive guide is the successor to the bestselling Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by the same authors. 1375 species are illustrated and described, including all residents, migrants and vagrants. The plates, text and maps have been extensively revised. The 226 colour plates face concise descriptions and maps for quick at-a-glance reference. Many of the plates, depicting every species and many distinct plumages and races, have been repainted for this edition and a number of new species added. This guide also provides tables, summarising identification features of particularly difficult groups such as nightjars, warblers and rosefinches. This is the ideal companion for anyone birding in the region.
Birds of Northern India
Author: Richard Grimmett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0713651679
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
An exploration of the birdlife of northern India and Pakistan. The plates are accompanied by text that highlights the identification, voice, habitat, altitudinal range, distribution and status of the birds. The text is on pages facing the plates, and there are distribution maps for every species.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0713651679
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
An exploration of the birdlife of northern India and Pakistan. The plates are accompanied by text that highlights the identification, voice, habitat, altitudinal range, distribution and status of the birds. The text is on pages facing the plates, and there are distribution maps for every species.
A Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
Author: Bikram Grewal
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691176493
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
This is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the birds of the entire Indian subcontinent. Every distinct species and subspecies—some 1,375 in all—is covered with photographs, text, and maps. The guide features more than 4,000 stunning photographs, many never before published, which have been carefully selected to illustrate key identification features of each species. The up-to-date facing-page text includes concise descriptions of plumage, voice, range, habitat, and recent taxonomic changes. Each species has a detailed map reflecting the latest distribution information and containing notes on status and population density. The guide also features an introduction that provides an overview of birdlife and a brief history of ornithology in India and its neighbors. The result is an encyclopedic photographic guide that is essential for everyone birding anywhere in the subcontinent. Covers all 1,375 subcontinental bird species Features more than 4,000 stunning photographs to aid quick field identification Includes up-to-date facing-page text and range maps Contains concise descriptions of plumage, voice, habitat, and much more
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691176493
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
This is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the birds of the entire Indian subcontinent. Every distinct species and subspecies—some 1,375 in all—is covered with photographs, text, and maps. The guide features more than 4,000 stunning photographs, many never before published, which have been carefully selected to illustrate key identification features of each species. The up-to-date facing-page text includes concise descriptions of plumage, voice, range, habitat, and recent taxonomic changes. Each species has a detailed map reflecting the latest distribution information and containing notes on status and population density. The guide also features an introduction that provides an overview of birdlife and a brief history of ornithology in India and its neighbors. The result is an encyclopedic photographic guide that is essential for everyone birding anywhere in the subcontinent. Covers all 1,375 subcontinental bird species Features more than 4,000 stunning photographs to aid quick field identification Includes up-to-date facing-page text and range maps Contains concise descriptions of plumage, voice, habitat, and much more
The Fall of a Sparrow
Author: Sálim Ali
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195621273
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This is the autobiography of one of the world's greatest ornithologists. Sálim Ali traces his fascination with birds from early childhood, and recalls his close association with a host of famous figures: Nehru, Ghandi, and Sidney Dillon Ripley among them.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195621273
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This is the autobiography of one of the world's greatest ornithologists. Sálim Ali traces his fascination with birds from early childhood, and recalls his close association with a host of famous figures: Nehru, Ghandi, and Sidney Dillon Ripley among them.
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan
Author: Sálim Ali
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Volume 10 Of This Established Classic Of A Series Has Been Thoroughly Revised For This Second Edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Volume 10 Of This Established Classic Of A Series Has Been Thoroughly Revised For This Second Edition.
The Book of Indian Birds
Author: Sálim Ali
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
This abundantly illustrated volume has been a close companion of both amateur bird-watching enthusiasts and seasoned ornithologists in India for nearly 50 years. This twelfth edition includes over 530 color illustrations, and 240 addition species.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
This abundantly illustrated volume has been a close companion of both amateur bird-watching enthusiasts and seasoned ornithologists in India for nearly 50 years. This twelfth edition includes over 530 color illustrations, and 240 addition species.
Birds of Kerala
Author: Sálim Ali
Publisher: [Madras] : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher: [Madras] : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
All the Birds of the World
Author: Josep del Hoyo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788416728374
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 967
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788416728374
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 967
Book Description
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan
Author: Sálim Ali
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Volume 8, First Published In 1973, Has Been Thoroughly Revised For This Second Edition With New Plates By The Distinguished Bird Artist John Henry Dick.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Volume 8, First Published In 1973, Has Been Thoroughly Revised For This Second Edition With New Plates By The Distinguished Bird Artist John Henry Dick.