Return to Ornithology of India CatalogueBIRDS OF INDIA--WITH ADDITIONAL REFERENCES TO THEIR ALLIED SPECIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD/A. Colonel Le Messurier. Reprint of 4th edition published in Ealing in 1904. 1990, xvi, 323 p., 180 natural size illustrations, $36.
"This book as the title denotes describes about the various kinds of Indian birds in all aspects of their life e.g. their behaviour, habits, living place etc.
The author has divided the birds into two groups.
I. Where the tail is longer than the body.
II. Where the tail is shorter than the body.
"The plan adopted in this volume is both simple and concise. The index shows the birds in classes and these are again divided into families.
"This edition includes references to all species in other parts of the world that are allied to the game, shore and water birds of India." (jacket)