Birds of India
A Literary Anthology
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP India
- Date of Publication 7 October 2010
- ISBN 9780198069393
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages414 pages
- Size 217x140x23 mm
- Weight 400 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 8 black and white 0
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Short description:
Taking a new look at natural history writings in India, this anthology brings together some of the best writings on the role of birds in human life-from religion to entertainment, mythology to science, superstition to wisdom.
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Birds of India: A Literary Anthology takes a new look at natural history writings in India, and brings together for the first time extracts from ancient, medieval, as well as later-day works. Highlighting the role of birds in human life-from religion to entertainment, mythology to science, superstition to wisdom-the collection brings to light the richness and diversity of the literature available on the subject.
From the Panchatantra, The Baburnama, The Jahangirnama, and Abdul Halim Sharar's accounts of bird-keeping in Lucknow, to writings by the inimitable Edward Hamilton Aitken (EHA) and others-the writings speak for themselves. Alongside Sálim Ali, the anthology features pieces by contemporary greats like S. Theodore Baskaran, R.S. Dharmakumarsinhji, Madhav Gadgil, Edward Pritchard Gee, Peter Jackson, M. Krishnan, and Zai Whitaker and by well-known writers and public figures like Abul Kalam
Azad, William Dalrymple, Rudyard Kipling, Jawaharlal Nehru, Khushwant Singh, and Mark Twain. The Introduction together with the biographical head-notes to the writings, detailed sources, and further reading add value for readers.
Table of Contents:
Preface / Introduction
BIRDS AND THE HUMAN MINDSCAPE
Birds in the Writer's Imagination
The Heron that Liked Crab-meat
The Shrewd Old Gander
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Darzee
The Cock-a-doodle-doo
How the Hoopoe Got its Crest
Delightful Distractions
The Quail and the Hawk
The Story of a Pair of Cranes
Sher Singh Shoots a Crane
In Praise of the Indian Crow
Sparrows of Ahmad Nagar Fort Prison
Nightjar Eggs
Rescuing a Fledgeling
Delightful Distractions
Castaway with Birds
Falling in Love Again
'Foreword' to The Wildlife of India
SPORT, ENTERTAINMENT, AND FALCONRY
Hunting and Sport
Hunting at Bindukhera
Bird Holocausts at Bharatpur
Hunting with the Sheikhs
Entertainment
Parrot
Bird-fighting and Pigeon-flying in Lucknow
Peter and His Relations
Partridge Fight in Delhi
Falcons and Falconry
Falcons of India
Falconry Flights
NATURALISTS ON THE PROWL
The Common Birds of Bombay
Bird Nesting
The Great Himalayan Barbet
The Spotted Forktail
A South Indian Heronry
Edible Birds' Nests
The Common Hawk-Cuckoo or Brain-fever Bird
The Flight of Eagles
NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE
Birds of Hindustan
Koel
A Quail with a Spur
Windpipes of Bustard and Crane
Close Observations on Bustards
The Nesting Cranes
The Snow-wreath or Siberian Crane
The Pink-headed Duck
The Mute Swan
Economic Ornithology
Suggestions on How to Run a Bird Survey
The Non-violent Scientific Study of Birds
BIRDWATCHING AND BEYOND
Stopping by the Woods on a Sunday Morning
The Nesting of Baya
A Visit to the Flamingos in the Great Rann of Kutch
Green Parakeets in a Delhi Garden
The Breeding Birds of Bharatpur
Notes from Madras
Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher
An Evening at Pashan Lake, Poona
A Day's Worth of Delhi Birds
The Courtship of Storks
Ornithology in Bandipur
Some Observations on the Apparent Decrease in Numbers of the Blue Jay
The Pair beside the Lake
The Greater Adjutant Stork
Cranes of Hanley
Rare Bird of the Mountains
The Haflong Phenomenon
Misty Binoculars and Other Strategies for Survival among Birdwatchers
PERSONALITIES AND CONTROVERSIES
Remembering Sálim Ali
Remembering Sálim Ali
The EmPee Saar in Andhra Pradesh
Sálim Ali on Others
Colonel Meinertzhagen
Revealing Excerpts from the Diaries of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, D.S.O.
Edward Pritchard Gee
The Maharaja of Kutch
Controversies
Are Warblers Less Important Than Tigers?
The Bird Ringing Controversy
Common English Names of the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
Forest Owlet Thought to be Extinct is Spotted Anew after 113 Years
Sources / Acknowledgements / Further Reading
