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ALI, SALIM AND RIPLEY, S. DILLON; ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN HENRY DICK A pictorial guide to the birds of the Indian Subcontinent
Bombay Natural History Society; Oxford University Press, Bombay (now Mumbai), 1994, Third impression of 1st edition, originally published in 1983.Hard covers, dust jacket.0 19 561634 0.V.g./V.g.A modern field guide, with Peterson-style illustrations, covering the whole of the known Indian avifauna.Fairly detailed family descriptions in a taxonomic synopsis, followed by plates with very terse summaries of salient characters such as size, habitat and distribution.Coloured map of Indian provinces on front end papers; peacock feather loosely inserted at rear (not available for international customers, due to CITES).The majority of the 106 plates are in colour; most have an unusual pastel-shaded background characteristic of the artist's work.(2), 177 pp.In English.
Offered for GBP 30.00 = appr. US$ 59.70 by: Acanthophyllum Books - Book number: 1981
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