A Field Guide to the Birds of India : Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives/Krys Kazmierczak. New Delhi, Om Book Service, 2006, 352 p., illus, ISBN 81-87107-04-9.

    Contents: Acknowledgements. I. Introduction: 1. The region. 2. The species. 3. Taxonomy, systematic order and nomenclature. 4. Conservation. II. How to use this book: 1. The illustrations. 2. The species texts. 3. Distribution maps. 4. Topography. I. Family introductions. II. Colour plates and maps. III. Wing and tail patterns. IV. Glossary. V. Useful organisations. VI. References and further reading Index of English names. VII. Index of scientific names. VIII. Quick index to plate numbers. 

    "This book arose from the long-felt need for a field guide which would help observers to identify all the bird species occurring in the Indian subcontinent, but would be user-friendly and easily portable at the same time. We have achieved this aim by illustrating all the species on 96 colour plates and, in most cases, condensing the species texts onto the page facing the relevant plat. For most birds the illustrations are sufficient to allow their positive identification and a complete description was considered unnecessary. Only groups such as warblers and larks, which are hard to identify in the field, have received a somewhat fuller treatment."

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