Indian Birds: Being a Key to the Common Birds of the Plains of India

Indian Birds: Being a Key to the Common Birds of the Plains of India

The first edition of this work was exhausted a year before I became aware of the fact, and, as the demand appears to be brisk, I have not caused further delay by revising the book very thoroughly. I am under considerable obligation to Mr. G. O. Allen, I.C.S., for his notes and suggestions. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to say that the list of additions and corrections has been almost entirely compiled by him. It is a source of great satisfaction to me to learn that this little book, notwithstanding its shortcomings, has enabled many people to learn the names of the common birds that live around them. D. DEWAR. In all cases the number in brackets which follows the name of a bird is the number of the bird in the Descriptive List that composes Part II of this book. The following words are used by Indians as equivalent to the English word nest. Colour affords the easiest means of identifying the great majority of birds, but in many cases the colours displayed, although conspicuous and easily recognised, are not of a nature to admit of strict classification. Take, for example, the bluesvarious species display almost every known shade from slaty grey to turquoise, from purple to ultramarine and indigo. To attempt to distinguish in the lists between the many shades of blue would [32] have led to inevitable confusion. I have, therefore, divided my blues into bright blue, dark blue, and slaty blue. My method is probably inartistic, but it will, I hope, facilitate the task of identification. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 46017
Author: Dewar, Douglas
Release Date: Jun 18, 2014
Format: eBook
Language: English