This book fulfills a long felt need for a single volume photographic guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent, one of the world's most exciting bird regions. Here for the first time each family of birds found in the region is illustrated by superb photographs and over 500 species are detailed in the accompanying text. Suggestions are made as to where and when to watch these extraordinary birds. Individual descriptions provide vital field clues and information to identify each species, their habited, call, plumage variations, feeding habits and migratory patterns. An extensive introduction surveys the development of ornithology in India.Author Bikram Grewal has spent many hours in the jungles, forests and wilderness of India. A publisher by profession, he earlier co-edited a series of guides to India including one n Indian Wildlife. A passion for bird-watching brought to his attention the need for a single introductory volume with photographs to the birds of this region.
