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Paperback. Condition: As New. New. Contents Introduction. Study area. Historical background. Climate. Soil. Methodology. Systematic account. 1. Pelecanus philippensis Gmelin. 2. Phalacrocorax niger (vieillot). 3. Anhinga rufa melanogaster Pennant. 4. Ardea cinerea Linnaeus. 5. Ardea purpurea linnaeus. 6. Butorides striatus javanicus (horsfield). 7. Ardeola grayii (Sykes). 8. Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert). 9. Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert). 10. Egretta intermedia (Wagler). 11. Egretta garzetta (linnaeus). 12. Egretta gularis schistacea (Hemprich and Ehrenberg). 13. Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus). 14. Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (Gmelin). 15. Ixobrychus flavicollis (Latham). 16. Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant). 17. Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert). 18. Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert). 19. Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus). Discussion. Recommendations. Acknowledgements. Reference. 74 pp.

Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Physiography of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. 3. Floristic. 4. Table 1 Habitat wise distribution of the birds of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. 5. Terms and abbreviations used. 6. Systematic account. 7. Table 2 Systematic list with status habit and habitat. 8. Table 3 Intergrading species and subspecies in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Summary. Acknowledgements. References. From the Introduction The present paper is based mainly on the findings of various field trips undertaken by the present authors in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in recent times collections present in the National Zoological Collections and previous accounts. Species and sub species recorded in earlier literature but not present in the National Zoological Collections or could not be found by the authors in the field are also dealt with. Altogether 449 species and sub species of birds from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are discussed here. Manakandan and Pittie's (2001) classification of taxa has been adopted in the present account. The numbers used in the text against each species is according to the Handbook of India and Pakistan by Ali and Ripley (1987). 152 pp.

Condition: Rubbed. Cover soiled. Good. orig.wrappers Rubbed. Cover soiled. Good. 8 folding maps. 24x15cm., x,339 pp, Series: Bulletins Of The Geological Survey Of India, Series B, No 9. Full title reads: "Geology and Ground-Water Resources of the Anjar-Khedoi Region, Eastern Kutch (India) with Spdecial reference to the Kandla Port Water Supply".