Jungle Folk - Indian Natural History Sketches
eBook - ePub

Jungle Folk - Indian Natural History Sketches

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Jungle Folk - Indian Natural History Sketches

About this book

This vintage book contains a fascinating and comprehensive guide to the various birds that can be found in India, covering mynas, babblers, cuckoos, herons, wagtails, and many, many more. With detailed descriptions of their natural history, habitat, and habits, this charming and easy-to-read volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in India's birds and ornithology in general. "Jungle Folk - Indian Natural History Sketches" is not to be missed by collectors of vintage ornithological literature. Contents include: "Of Indian Birds in General", "Respectable Cuckoos", "The Brown Rock-Chat", "The Scavenger-in-Writing", "Indian Wagtails", "The Teesa", "Falconry in India", "Hawks in Miniature", "The Roosting of the Bee-Eaters", "Owls", "A Bundle of Iniquity", "The Interpretation of the Actions of Animals", "AT the Sign of the Farash", "The Coot", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. I. Of Indian Birds in General
  6. II. Respectable Cuckoos
  7. III. The Brown Rock-Chat
  8. IV. The Scavenger-in-Waiting
  9. V. Indian Wagtails
  10. VI. The Teesa
  11. VII. Falconry in India
  12. VIII. Hawks in Miniature
  13. IX. The Roosting of the Bee-Eaters
  14. X. Owls
  15. XI. A Bundle of Iniquity
  16. XII. The Interpretation of the Actions of Animals
  17. XIII. At the Sign of the Farash
  18. XIV. The Coot
  19. XV. The Beautiful Porphyrio
  20. XVI. The Cobra
  21. XVII. The Mungoose
  22. XVIII. The Swan
  23. XIX. Kites of the Sea
  24. XX. River Terns
  25. XXI. Green Bulbuls
  26. XXII. Cormorants
  27. XXIII. A Melodious Drongo
  28. XXIV. The Indian Pitta
  29. XXV. The Indian White-eye
  30. XXVI. Goosey, Goosey Gander
  31. XXVII. Geese in India
  32. XXVIII. A Swadeshi Bird
  33. XXIX. The Indian Redstart
  34. XXX. The Night Heron
  35. XXXI. The Cement of Bird Masons
  36. XXXII. Indian Fly-Catchers
  37. XXXIII. Insect Hunters
  38. XXXIV. The Rosy Starling
  39. XXXV. The Pied Starling
  40. XXXVI. A Bird of the Open Plain
  41. XXXVII. Birds in the Cotton Tree
  42. XXXVIII. Ugly Ducklings
  43. XXXIX. Babbler Brotherhoods
  44. XL. The Mad Babbler
  45. XLI. The Yellow-eyed Babbler
  46. XLII. The Indian Sand-Martin
  47. XLIII. The Education of Young Birds
  48. XLIV. Birds at Sunset
  49. Glossary
  50. Index