Description
This book is the second edition of ‘Garden and Aviary Birds of India’, a text which covers the more common birds of India in detail. A book that will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in India’s birds, this antique text constitutes a wonderful addition to collections of ornithological literature and is not to be missed by the discerning enthusiast. The chapters of this book include: ‘Classification and Books of Reference’; ‘Passerine BirdsThe Crows, Babblers and Bulbuls’; ‘Passerine BirdsShrikes, Mynahs, Orioles, etc.’; ‘Passerine BirdsFly-catchers, Thrushes, etc.’; ‘Passerine BirdsThe Finches, Swallows, Sunbirds, etc.’; ‘Various Non-passerine BirdsWoodpeckers, Barbets, Cuckoos, etc.’; ‘The Parrots and Pigeons’; and ‘Management of Captive Birds’. This text was originally published in 1905, and is proudly republished here complete with a new introduction on ornithology. Frank Finn (1868 – 1932) was an English ornithologist whose other notable works include: ‘How to Know the Indian Ducks’ (1901) and ‘Ornithological and Other Oddities’ (1907). Frank Finn (1868 -1932) was an English ornithologist born in Maidstone. Finn was a prolific author of ornithology books. His works include How to Know the Indian Ducks (1901), Ornithological and other Oddities (1907), Eggs and Nests of British Birds (1910) and Indian Sporting Birds (1915). Finn was editor of The Zoologist during its last two years, from 1915 to 1916.
