| Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Helm Field Guides) (Helm Field Guides) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Carol Inskipp, Richard Grimmett, Tim Inskipp
Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 220269
Media: Paperback
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0713663049
Dewey Decimal Number: 598
EAN: 9780713663044
ASIN: 0713663049
Publication Date: January 31, 2002
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Good comprehensive pocket guide, but has a few drawbacks. December 8, 2001
53 out of 53 found this review helpful
Well illustrated pictures and for the keener bird watcher, it's got all the species. The maps are clear, though not always near the pictures/text. It is confusingly classified (not the standard order). Naming follows the American system which is also confusing. In the area bird watchers will refer to species by their English names, so Grimmett is not helpful in this way. It would be better if it included commonly used names as well. An example of the confusion is with what is commonly called the 'blossom-headed parakeet' Psittacula cyanocephala. In Grimmett this is called the 'plum-headed' and, more confusingly, there's another called the 'blossom-headed' (P. roseata). Also, nobody in India seems to call a purple moorhen a purple gallinule.
However, it's a good all-round book. Combined with another which has the ordinary names and a bit more information, it was a good choice. (I took Collins Handguide to the birds of the Indian Sub-continent as well, which gives more info about the more common species).
I hope this review is helpful.
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