This site contains 44 lectures in various
topics related to Ornithology as follows : Introduction to Ornithology,
Diversity and Classification, Evolution and Speciation, Anatomy, Physiology,
Colour, Life History, Foraging Behaviour, Mating and Breeding Behaviour, Social
Behaviour, Methods of Science and Research Questions, Vocal Behaviour:
Mechanisms, Vocal Behaviour: Ecology and Evolution - Part 2, Vocal Mimicry in
Birds, Basics of Research Design, Bird Migration, Bird Populations: Concepts,
Bird Communities: Concepts, Interactive Session by Dr Mousumi Ghosh (NCF) and Dr
Umesh Srinivasan (IISc), Studying bird populations and communities, Mixed
Species Flocks, Introduction to Data Visualisation Analysis, Biogeography,
Macroecology, Bird Conservation, Avian Conservation, Molecular Techniques.
Author(s): Prof. Mousumi Ghosh, Prof. Manjari Jain,
Prof. R Jayapal, Prof. Anand Krishnan
Douglas Dewar was a barrister, British civil servant in India and an ornithologist. Topics covered includes: Birds Of The Himalayas, The Habitat Of Himalayan Birds, The Common Birds Of The Western Himalayas, The Common Birds Of The Eastern Himalayas Tits At Work, The Pekin-robin, Black Bulbuls, A Warbler Of Distinction, The Spotted Forktail, The Nest Of The Grey-winged Ouzel, The Black-and-yellow Grosbeak, The Great Himalayan Barbet, The Common Birds Of The Nilgiris and The Common Birds Of The Palni Hills.
This website is
designed to serve as an online bird book. For ease of comparison, there are many
species of birds on a web page. There are also links to similar birds that
further help to compare species.