Fall of a sparrow download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Salim ali was among the first indians to conduct systematic bird surveys across india and his bird books helped develop ornithology. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and. The better part of my childhood was spent cultivating a happy interest in birding. This is the autobiography of a celebrated ornithologist, the late salim ali. Here he meets w s millard secretary who identifies the bird by showing him a stuffed bird model, provides him with books on ornithology, thus encourages him to study further. Salim ali 18961987 his editing save the jbnhs, one of the premier journals on natural history of southeast asia.
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