Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent/Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, and Tim InskippPocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent/Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, and Tim Inskipp. New Delhi, 1999, 384 p., Illus, $39. ISBN 019565155-3.

Contents: Introduction. 1. How to use this book. 2. Climate. 3. Main habitats and bird species. 4. Importance for birds. 5. Migration. 6. Conservation. 7. National organisations. 8. International organisations. References. Glossary. Colour plates. Index.

"Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent.

"This is the perfect field guide companion to the same author's major reference, Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Oxford University Press).

"Covers all the species (nearly 1300) found in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives."

"153 colour plates illustrate every species.

"Succinct text faces colour plates for at-a-glance reference.

"Over 1200 colour distribution maps".

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