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INDOMALAYAN
South and Southeast Asia, including India, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

The titles listed under these headings are BRAND NEW books listed alphabetically by author.
Price is for the cloth (hardback) edition unless indicated otherwise. Buteo Books makes
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674. ALFRED, J.R.B., Arun KUMAR, P.C. TAK and J.P. SATI. Waterbirds of Northern India. Zoological Survey of India, 2001. Color plates, distribution maps. 227 pp. $55.00

675. ALI, Sálim, Biswamoy BISWAS, and S. Dillon RIPLEY. The Birds of Bhutan. Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India, 1996. B&W plates of habitats. 207 pp. Paper. $30.00
An annotated checklist covering 516 species recorded in the Kingdom.

676. ALI, Sálim and S. Dillon RIPLEY. Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, Together with Those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. Second Edition . Oxford University Press, 1978-1999. Sponsored by the Bombay Natural History Society. Color plates by John Henry DICK show nearly every Indian bird. Paperback set in slipcase. $325.00

  • Volume 1. Divers to Hawks. 1978. 384 pp. Paper.
  • Volume 2. Megapodes to Crab Plover. 1980. 344 pp.
  • Volume 3. Stone Curlews to Owls. 1981. 327 pp.
  • Volume 4. Frogmouths to Pittas. 1983. 267 pp.
  • Volume 5. Larks to the Grey Hypocolius. 1987. 278 pp.
  • Volume 6. Cuckoo-Shrikes to Babaxes. 1996. 247 pp.
  • Volume 7. Laughing Thrushes to the Mangrove Whistler. 1996. 236 pp.
  • Volume 8. Warblers to Redstarts. 1997. 281 pp.
  • Volume 9. Robins to Wagtails. 1998. 310 pp.
  • Volume 10. Flowerpeckers to Buntings. 1999. 250 pp.

677. BRANSBURY, John. A Birdwatcher's Guide to Malaysia. Waymark, 1993. Illustrated with color photos and maps. 40 major sites in both east and west Malaysia, with details of accommodation and access, with a full species checklist, plus a checklist of mammal species. 282 pp. Paper. $30.00

678. BRIFFETT, Clive and Sutari Bin SUPARI. Images of Asia: The Birds of Singapore. Oxford University Press, 1993. Color illustrations of 120 species. Maps. Includes a checklist and site guide. 104 pp. $38.00

679. CAREY, G.J., et al, Editors. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, 2001. Status and distribution, with historical comparisons, an assessment of the effects of wild bird trade, and much more, by a host of recognized authors. 564 pp. $75.00

680. CHALMERS, M.L. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 1986 (Fourth edition) Illustrated. 279 pp. Paper. $32.50

23-224. CHAN, S., M.J. CROSBY, M.Z. ISLAM, and A.W. TORDOFF. Important Bird Areas in Asia: Key Sites for Conservation. BirdLife International, 2004. A comprehensive, country-by-country inventory of key sites, detailing 2,293 Important Areas and threatened species found there. 297 pp. Paper. $39.95

681. COATES, Brian J. and K. David BISHOP. A Guide to Birds of Wallacea: Sulawesi, The Moluccas and Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Queensland: Dove Publications, 1997. 64 color plates illustrating 698 species by Dana GARDNER. 535 pp. $75.00
The only comprehensive field guide to the birds of these Indonesian islands, situated between the Oriental and Australian regions. The avifauna is noted for its high degree of endemism.

24-207. DANIEL, J.C. and Gayatri W. UGRA. Petronia: Fifty Years of Post-independence Ornithology in India: A Centenary Dedication to Dr. Salim Ali. Oxford, 2003. Color and b&w illustrations. 342 pp. $49.50
Petronia is the generic name of the Yellow-throated Sparrow, the bird that started Dr. Salim Ali on his lifelong ornithological journey.

682. DAVISON, G.W.H. and CHEW Yen Fook. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Color photos of 252 species. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95

683. DAVISON, G.W.H. and CHEW Yen Fook. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Covers 252 species. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95

684. DICKINSON, Edward C., Robert S. KENNEDY, & Kenneth C. PARKES. The Birds of the Philippines: An Annotated Check-List. British Ornithologists' Union Check-list No. 12, 1991. Maps, color photos of habitats. 507 pp. $75.00

685. FISHER, Tim and Nigel HICKS. A Photographic Guide to Birds of the Philippines. Ralph Curtis, 2000. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95

686. FRANCIS, Charles M. Pocket Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Sabah, 1984. 50 color plates by A.M. HUGHES from Smythies' The Birds of Borneo. 123 pp. Paper. $16.00

687. GILLIARD, E. Thomas. Notes on a Collection of Birds from Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: Volume 94, Article 8, pp. 457-504. 1950. Paper. $15.00

688. GOGORZA Y GONZALEZ, Jose. Aves de Las Islas Filipinas. Comprende: Comentarios a los "Datos para la Fauna Filipina" publicado en 1887 por José Gogorza y González, por D. Rafael PARDO; Datos para la Fauna Filipina (facsimile); Listado Actualizado de las Aves de las Islas Filipinas...Bibliografía por D. Rafael Pardo. Valencia: 1997. 180 pp. Paper. $30.00

689. GOODMAN, Steven M. and Pedro C. GONZALES. The Birds of Mt. Isarog National Park, Southern Luzon, Philippines...Distribution. Chicago Field Museum: Fieldiana: Zoology, New Series, No 60, 1990. Publication 1415. 39 pp. Paper. $12.00

690. GREWAL, Birkram. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Odyssey, Second edition. 1995. Photographs of over 500 species. Checklist of 2060 species. 193 pp. Paper. $35.00

691. GREWAL, Bikram. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and Nepal, Ralph Curtis, 1999. Pocket guide with color photos and maps for 252 species. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95

692. GREWAL, Bikram and Bill HARVEY. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and the Indian Subcontinent, including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Princeton University Press, 2003. Color photos, distribution maps, frequency and status for 668 species. 512 pp. Paper. $29.95
Though the titles of the two preceding books are similar, the first book is a pocket size guide to common species, while the second is a larger, more comprehensive guide.

693. GREWAL, Bikram and Otto PFISTER. A Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas. Ralph Curtis, 1998. Color photos of 252 species. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95

694. GRIMMETT, Richard and Tim INSKIPP. Princeton Field Guides: Birds of Northern India. Princeton University Press, 2003. 120 color plates by a host of well-known artists, distribution maps. Introductory information about travel, habitats and ornithology in the region. 320 pp. Paper. $35.00
The avifauna of Northern India is a blend of Oriental, Palearctic and African species.

695. GRIMMETT, Richard, Carol INSKIPP, and Tim INSKIPP. A Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Princeton, 1999. 153 color plates by Clive BYERS, et al. 888 pp. $120.00
Substantial and comprehensive, a superbly illustrated handbook.

696. GRIMMETT, Richard, Carol INSKIPP, and Tim INSKIPP. Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Princeton, 1999. A portable field guide version of the preceding handbook, including all 153 color plates by Clive BYERS, et al. 384 pp. Paper. $35.00
In Europe, this book was published by Christopher Helm under the title "Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent".


697. GRIMMETT, Richard and Tim INSKIPP. Field Guide to the Birds of Southern India. Christopher Helm, 2005. 87 color plates illustrate over 600 species, including all breeding species, regular visitors and vagrants. A comprehensive field guide to all the birds of central and southern India, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep, including Pondicherry and the Maldives. 240 pp. Paper. Currently Unavailable


698. GRIMMETT, Richard, Carol & Tim Inskipp. Birds of Nepal. Princeton University Press, 2000. Color plates of all 760 species, plus habitat, conservation, and family summary information. 288 pp. Paper. $29.95

699. HARRISON, John. A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka. Oxford, 1999. 219 pp. 72 plates. Paper. $96.00

700. HARVEY, W. G. Birds in Bangladesh. University Press, Dhaka, 1990. Annotated checklist. 188 pp. $25.00

701. HASAN, Mubashir. Birds of the Indus. Oxford University Press, 2001. Color photographs accompany descriptions, habits, and habitats. Common and scientific names given, as well as Urdu, Hindi, and Sindhi. 348 pp. $45.00

702. HENRY, G.M. A Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka. Third edition. Oxford, 1998. Revised and enlarged by Thilo W. HOFFMAN, Deepal WARAKAGODA and Upali EKANAYAKE. Color plates including two new plates by Bruce HENRY. 488 pp. $45.00

703. HOLMES, Derek and Karen PHILLIPPS. The Birds of Peninsular Malaysia. Oxford, 1998. Color illustrations of some 150 species by PHILLIPPS. 96 pp. $43.00

704. HONG KONG BIRD WATCHING SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORTS. Geoff CAREY, Editor. In- depth articles on identification problems and other topics of interest.

Hong Kong Bird Report, 1994. 228 pp. Paper. $30.00

Hong Kong Bird Report, 1995. 260 pp. Paper. $30.00

705. INSKIPP, Carol. A Birdwatchers' Guide to Nepal. Prion, 1988. Map of Nepal, maps of sites, directions, faunal checklists. Tips for the best times and locations, access information and accomodations. 115 pp. Paper. $28.00

706. INSKIPP, Carol. Nepal's Forest Birds: Their Status and Conservation. ICBP Monograph No. 4, 1989. 187 pp. Paper. $20.00

707. INSKIPP, Carol and Tim. A Guide to the Birds of Nepal. Second edition. Smithsonian, 1991. Detailed information on distribution and status of 836 species. Eight color plates to aid identification of difficult species, distribution maps. 400 pp. $55.00

708. INSKIPP, Carol, Tim INSKIPP, and Richard GRIMMETT. Helm Field Guides: Birds of Bhutan. A&C Black, 1999 (2004). 70 color plates. New printing with corrections. The first detailed field guide to the birds of Bhutan, revised and updated. 192 pp. Paper. OUT OF PRINT

709. INSKIPP, Tim, Nigel LINDSEY and William DUCKWORTH. An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region. Oriental Bird Club, 1996. Lists 2,586 species recorded in the region from Pakistan to China. 304 pp. Paper. $35.00

24-226. ISLAM, M. Zafar-ul and Asad R. RAHMANI. Important Bird Areas in India: Priority Sites for Conservation. BirdLife International, 2004. Color photos and maps. 1133 pp. $189.50
Copies are shipped from India so, while new, may have sustained superficial damage in transit.

711. KAZMIERCZAK, Krys. A Field Guide to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Yale/Pica Press. Illustrated by Ber VAN PERLO. 1300 maps, 96 color plates illustrate all 1300 recorded species. 352 pp. $45.00

712. KAZMIERCZAK, Krys and Raj SINGH. A Birdwatchers' Guide to India. Prion, 1998. Maps. Faunal checklists. A detailed site guide, largest in the series, and very possibly the best. 334 pp. Paper. $45.00

713. KOTAGAMA, Sarath and Prithiviraj FERNANDO. A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka. Colombo: Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, 1994. 32 color plates depicting 238 species. 224 pp. Paper. $40.00

714. KUKILA: Bulletin of the Indonesian Ornithological Society. Articles, news, and book reviews.

Volume 8. August, 1996. 169 pp. Paper. $15.00

Volume 9. October, 1997. 192 pp. Paper. $15.00

Volume 10. February, 1999. 181 pp. Paper. $20.00

Volume 11. November 2000. 183 pp. Paper. $15.00

Volume 12. July 2003. Articles on the Satanic Nightjar, the Pale-bellied White- Eye, the Birds of Lembata, Lesser Sundas, the Status of three Northern Migrant Raptors, much more. 84 pp. Paper. $25.00

Volume 13. May 2006. 107 pp. Paper. Articles include: new bird records Nusa Tenggara Islands, northern Sumatra; habitat of the Sulawesi Woodcock; summary of recent literature and many more. $30.00

715. LAYTON, Lesley. Songbirds in Singapore: The Growth of a Pastime. Oxford, 1991. Songbird singing competitions. 89 pp. $21.00

24-232. LOZUPONE, Patsy, Bruce M. BEEHLER, and S. Dillon RIPLEY. Ornithological Gazetteer of the Indian Subcontinent. Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International, 2004. An alphabetical listing of nearly 4,000 geographic place names, keyed to ornithological observations. 190 pp. Paper. $19.50

23-250. LWIN, Kyaw Nyunt and Kin Ma Ma THWIN. Birds of Myanmar. Silkworm Books, due October 2005. 74 color illustrations by Aung THANT. Includes a checklist. 163 pp. Paper. $35.00

717. MADOC, G.C. An Introduction to Malayan Birds. Malayan Nature Society, 1956 (1976). 234 pp. Paper $17.50

718. MAHABAL, Anil and B.S. LAMBA. On the Birds of Poona and Vicinity. Calcutta: Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 1987. 115 pp. Paper. $20.00

720. MAYR, Ernst. The Birds of Timor and Sumba. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: Volume 83, Article 2, pp. 123-194. 1944. Paper. $20.00

721. MEES, G.F. Geographical Variation in Birds of Java. Nuttall Ornithological Club, Publication No. 26, 1996. Maps. 119 pp. $25.00

26-241. MEES, G. F. The Avifauna of Flores (Lesser Sunda Islands) . Leiden: Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, 2006. Journal Zoologische Mededelingen, Volume 80-3. In English. Seven color plates of eggs. Maps. 261 pp. Paper. $115.00

722. MUKHERJEE, A.K. Birds of Arid and Semi-arid Tracts. Zoological Survey of India, 1995. Color and b&w plates. 322 species of northwestern India. 303 pp. Paper. $30.00

26-244. NAOROJI, Rishad. Birds of Prey of the Indian Subcontinent. A&C Black, 2006. Comprehensive information on 69 species of diurnal birds of prey, illustrated in 15 color plates and over 850 color photos. Each species is shown in all usual plumage forms, in flight and at rest. Distribution maps. 692 pp. $80.00

723. NGUYEN Cu, LE Trong Trai, and Karen PHILLIPPS. Chim Viet Nam. IUCN/BirdLife International, 2000. Color plates, map, checklist. Some text and color plates taken from Viney & Phillipps' Birds of Hong Kong and South China. 250 pp. In Vietnamese with English names. Paper. $50.00

24-244. PANDE, Satish. Birds of Western Ghats, Kokan, and Malabar (Including Birds of Goa). Bombay Natural History Society/Oxford University Press, 2003. Color photos of birds, nests, and eggs. 371 pp. $84.50

23-264. PFISTER, Otto. Birds and Mammals of Ladakh. Oxford, 2005. 276 bird species and 30 larger mammals, including local and alternative names, habitat, behavior, status and distribution. A thorough documentation of the wildlife of this Trans-Himalayan area of India. 450 color photos. 361 pp. $74.50

724. RAND, Austin L. and Dioscoro S. RABOR. Birds of the Philippine Islands: Siquijor, Mount Malindang, Bohol. And Samar. Fieldiana: Zoology, 35:7, 221-441. 1960. Paper. $20.00

725. RASMUSSEN, Pamela C. and John C. Anderton. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Lynx Edicions, 2005. Two volumes. Volume 1: Field Guide: Covers all South Asian birds (including for the first time Afghanistan and Chagos Islands), with 180 plates by a Who's-Who of nature artists. Thumbnails on endpapers. 378 pp. Volume 2: Attributes and Status: Morphology, distribution, vocalizations and taxonomy. Describes all 1,428 species recorded for the region, over 25 recent splits, sonograms, and the region's first hypothetical list. Maps on endpapers. 682 pp. $110.00/Set
These volumes are not available separately.
Read a Book Review of Birds of South Asia.

726. ROBSON, Craig. Birds of Thailand. Princeton University Press, 2002. 128 color plates, range maps. 272 pp. Cloth - $49.50; Paper - $24.95
The same format as the highly lauded Birds of Southeast Asia, with many improvements, including range maps and a paperback option.

727. ROBSON, Craig. A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia. Princeton, 2000. 104 color plates. Comprehensive guide to the 1,251 species of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. 504 pp. $80.00

23-267. ROBSON, Craig. Birds of Southeast Asia. Princeton, 2005. Updated, paperback edition with more than 140 color plates, covering all 1,270 species. 304 pp. Plastic covers. Concise, paperback version of Item #727. $29.95

728. ROUND, P.D. Resident Forest Birds in Thailand: Their Status and Conservation. ICBP, 1988. 211 pp. Paper. $22.50

729. SAHA, B.C. and J.M. DASGUPTA. Birds of Goa. Zoological Survey of India, 1992. 56 pp. Paper. $15.00

730. SHELDON, F.H., R.G. MOYLE, and J. KENNARD. Ornithology of Sabah: History, Gazetteer, Annotated Checklist, and Bibliography. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 52, 2001. Maps. 285 pp. Paper. $25.00

731. SMYTHIES, B.E. The Birds of Borneo. Fourth edition. Natural History Publications (Borneo), 1999. Revised by G.W.H. DAVIDSON. Color plates by Commander A.M. HUGHES. Newly written chapters on the Borneo environment, migration, and conservation. 853 pp. $175.00

732. STRANGE, Morten and Allen JEYARAJASINGAM. Birds: A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Sun Tree Publishing, 1993. 290 species illustrated. 258 pp. Paper. $35.00

733. STRANGE, Morten. Birds of South-east Asia: A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. New Holland, 1998. Color photos. 112 pp. 8 ½ x 11. Paper. $22.95

734. STRANGE, Morten. A Photographic Guide to Birds of Indonesia. Princeton University Press, 2001. Almost 700 color photos illustrating 686 species, maps. 416 pp. Paper. $29.95

735. STRANGE, Morten. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia, Including the Philippines and Borneo. Princeton University Press, 2000. Maps. 398 pp. Paper. $29.95

25-234. STRANGE, Morten and Dennis YONG. Birds of Taman Negara: An Illustrated Guide and Checklist. Draco Publishing, 2006. 98 characteristic birds illustrated in color photos; annotated checklist of all 380 species. 120 pp. Paper. $17.50

25-235. STRANGE, Morten. Birds of Fraser's Hill: An Illustrated Guide and Checklist. Draco Publishing, 2007 (2004). Updated edition, reprinted with corrections and additions. 95 characteristic birds illustrated in color photos; annotated checklist of all 247 species. 120 pp. Paper. $17.50

736. TILFORD, Tony. A Photographic Guide to Birds of Java, Sumatra, and Bali. Ralph Curtis, 2000. Photos by Alain COMPOST. 136 pp. Paper. $15.95

737. VAN MARLE, J.G. & K.H. VOOUS. The Birds of Sumatra. British Ornithologists' Union Check-list No. 10, 1988. 240 pp. Paper. $45.00

26-266. VINEY, Clive, Karen PHILLIPPS, and LAM Chiu Ying. Birds of Hong Kong and South China. Eighth Edition. Hong Kong, 2005. A comprehensive field guide with 100 color plates. Includes where to watch birds, a Hong Kong calendar, and maps. 255 pp. Paper. $42.50

739. WEBSTER, Michael and Clew Yen FOOK. Photographic Guide to Birds of Thailand . Ralph Curtis, 1999. Color photos and map. Covers 252 species. 144 pp. $15.95

740. WELLS, David R. The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Volume One: The Non- Passerine Birds of Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Princeton University Press, 1998. Over 70 color plates. 648 pp. $95.00

NEW! WELLS, David R. The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Volume Two: Passerines. Covering Burma and Thailand south of the Eleventh Parallel, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. London: Christopher Helm, 2007. Over 380 species are described, accompanied by distribution maps and 55 color plates. 800 pp. $125.00 - Read a review

742. WHITE, C.N.M. and Murray D. BRUCE. The Birds of Wallacea: An Annotated Check-list. (Sulawesi, The Moluccas & Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia). British Ornithologists' Union Check- list No. 7, 1986. Bibliography. 524 pp. Paper. $85.00

743. WIJEYERATNE, Gehan de Silva, Deepal WARAKAGODA and T.S.U. de ZYLVA. Photographic Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka. Ralph Curtis, 2000. Color photos and distribution maps for 252 species. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95

744. WILLIAMS, Winston. Singapore's Fabulous Jurong Bird Park. World-Wide Publications, 1983. A photographic guide to the park and its birds. [64 pp.] Paper. $5.00

745. WOODCOCK, Martin. Collins Handguide to the Birds of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. 1980 (1990). Paper. OUT OF PRINT




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