Over the years, the Handbook has established itself as the most comprehensive and reliable reference work on the birds of the Indian subcontinent and delighted users with its pithy and lively descriptions. Volume 8 has been thoroughly revised for this Second Edition, with new plates by distinguished bird artist John Henry Dick, updates on distribution and introductions to new and amalgamated species.
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The late Salim Ali was one of the world's greatest ornithologists.
`'...it remains the standard work on the avifauna of the Indian subcontinet,...These second editions are major revisions...The text remains authoritative,...a remarkable achievent,...will remain the definitive work on Indian avifauna for many years to come.''
IBIS 140: 541-556, 1998.
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