Birds of the Plains/Douglas Dewar. Delhi, Nidhi, 2004, x, 250 p.,
ills., $25. ISBN 81-902086-0-8.
Birds of the Plains/Douglas Dewar. Delhi, Nidhi, 2004, x, 250 p.,
ills., $25. ISBN 81-902086-0-8.
Contents: Preface. 1. Birds in the plains of India. 2. The bird in blue. 3. Sparrows in the nursery. 4. The care of young birds after they leave the nest. 5. The adjutant bird. 6. The sarus. 7. The stability of species. 8. The amadavat. 9. The nutmeg bird. 10. The did-he-do-it. 11. Cobbler or trailer? 12. A crow in colours. 13. Up-to-date species making. 14. Honeysuckers. 15. A hewer of wood. 16. A feathered sprinter. 17. A bird of character. 18. Swifts. 19. Birds as automata. 20. Playing cuckoo. 21. The koel. 22. The common doves of India. 23. Doves in a verandah. 24. The golden oriole. 25. The barn owl. 26. A tree-top tragedy. 27. Two little birds. 28. The paradise flycatcher. 29. Butcher birds. 30. Ducks. 31. A dethroned monarch. 32. Birds in the rain. 33. The weaver bird. 34. Green parrots. 35. The roosting of the sparrows. 36. A gay deceiver. 37. The emerald merops. 38. Do animals think? 39. A couple of neglected craftsmen. 40. Birds in their nests. 41. Bulbuls. 42. The Indian corby. Appendix. Glossary. Index.
"With the exception of British birds in the plains of India, which appeared in the civil and military gazette, and the Indian corby, birds in the rain, and do animals think? Which came out in The Times of India, the articles which compose this book made their debut in one or other of the following papers : The Madras Mail, The Indian Field, The Englishman.
The author takes this opportunity of thanking the editors of the above named newspapers for permission to reproduce these essays.
This book deals with forty-two chapters with appendix, glossary and index and fifteen illustrations of birds." (jacket)