42 Indian Vol. 1 No. 2 (March-April 2005) title, ‘status’. Herein the authors give the species – with details of distribution, of especially with cheaper alternatives of data for each species from Kerala. Alas, in published breeding localities, etc. It is superior quality and content easily available almost all the cases, this is restricted to a surprising and an eye-opener that “there is in the market. The publishers should realise few lines. This reviewer would have revelled no ringing data at all on our shorebirds” (p. that specialist books should necessarily in flocks of data for each taxon. Arrival and 1). contain a lot more about the subject than departure dates, census figures from the To popularise wader watching, we require general works, especially so if the quality of various where such an exercise a publication that lots of birdwatchers can the latter is excellent and the content wide- was carried out, e.g. Kole and Vembanad, buy (even if only in Kerala), study and use ranging. breeding areas of the resident waders, etc., in the field. The ‘Shorebirds of Kerala’ costs – Aasheesh Pittie are some of the points that come to mind. A Rs700/-, which is a bit heavy on the pocket map should have been produced for each for the content that one gets in return,

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Birding Asia pages; 30 colour plates; 240 colour SUBEDI, Poorneshwor. 2004. Status and URL: http://www.orientalbirdclub.org. photographs; 36 maps; numerous figures, distribution of Cheer Pheasant in Email: [email protected] tables and sonograms. ISBN 0-7136-5834- Dhorpatan Reserve, Nepal. 1: 8. ALLEN, Des. 2004. Reviews: Saving Asia’s 7. Hardback £48.00. 1: 90-91. threatened birds: a guide for government JAMES, David J. 2004. Identification of Conservation International and civil society. BirdLife International, Christmas Island, Great and Lesser SUNDAR, K. S. Gopi. 2004. Group size and Cambridge, 2003. 256 pages; many maps Frigatebirds. 1: 22-38. (With 30 col. use by Black-necked and colour photographs. ISBN 0-946888- photos, two tables and one text-fig.). asiaticus in an 47-7. Paperback, £19.00. 1: 92-93. KAUL, Rahul, Hilaluddin, and J. S. Jandrotia. agriculture-dominated landscape in Uttar CHAN, Simba. 2004. -breasted Bunting 2004. Hunting of large mammals and Pradesh, India. 14 (4): 323-334. (With one Emeriza aureola. 1: 16-17. (With three col. pheasants in the Western Himalayas. 1: map and one text-fig.). photos.). 9-10. COLLAR, N. J. 2004. A new sequence of bird LOSEBY, Tim. 2004. Photospot. [Pied Thrush Buceros families for OBC? 1: 13-14. (With one Zoothera wardii]. 1: 54. (With two col. URL: http://www.bnhs.org. table.). photos.). Email: [email protected] —. 2004. Four odd “thrushes”. 1: 18-21. PFISTER, Otto. 2004. Ladakh - a high-altitude ANON. 2004. Report of the international (With three col. photos and two pll. (col. melting-pot. 1: 39-48. (With one map and South Asian Recovery Plan by; Dave Showler and Richard nine col. photos.). Workshop 12-14 February 2004. 9 (1): 1- Johnson).). PRASAD, Anand. 2004. Reviews: Birds of 48. (With a foreword by Asad R. —. 2004. Robert Swinhoe. 1: 49-53. (With Western Ghats, Kokan and Malabar Rahmani.). one map, one col. photo, one b&w. portr., (including birds of Goa). By Satish PITTIE, Aasheesh. 2004. A dictionary of and one pl. (col. by; J. G. Keuleman.). Pande, Saleel Tambe, Clement Francis M. scientific bird names originating from the GIRI, Jeet Bahadur, G. C. Som, and Jeet & Niranjan Sant. Bombay Natural History Indian region. 9 (2): 1-30. Bahadur Khadka. 2004. Population and Society and Oxford University Press, breeding success of White-rumped Mumbai and New Delhi, 2003. 392 pages. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature Vulture and Slender-billed Vulture in Royal ISBN 019566878-2. Hardback, 995 rupees. URL: http://www.iczn.org/bzn.htm. Bardia National Park and Khairapur, Nepal. 1: 88-89. Email: [email protected] 1: 9. (With two tables.). —. 2004. Reviews: Birds of Goa. A reference DICKINSON, Edward C., Murray Bruce, Steven GYAWALI, Nabin. 2004. Population status and book. By Lainer, H. The Goa Foundation, Gregory, Alan P. Peterson, and Aasheesh habitat preferences of in 2004. 244 pages; 20 line drawings; 2 Pittie. 2004. The dating of names proposed Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal. 1: 8- maps. ISBN 81-85569-60-6, hardback, 500 in the first Supplement to Thomas 9. rupees, or ISBN 81-85569-61-4, paperback, Jerdon’s Catalogue of the birds of the HARVEY, Bill. 2004. Reviews: Helm field 300 rupees. 1: 90. peninsula of India. 61 (4): 214-224. guides: birds of northern India. By ROBSON, Craig. 2004. From the field: India. Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp. 1: 79-80. Current Science Christopher Helm, London, 2003. 304 —. 2004. From the field: . 1: 80-81. URL: http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/. pages; 119 colour plates. ISBN 0-7136- —. 2004. From the field: Nepal. 1: 81. Email: [email protected] 5167-9. Paperback, £19.99. 1: 88. —. 2004. From the field: Sri Lanka. 1: 83. ARUN, P. R., and P. A. Azeez. 2004. Vulture —. 2004. Reviews: Pipits and wagtails of SHOWLER, Dave, Alexander Lees, Rajendra population decline, Diclofenac and avian , Asia and North America. By Per N. Nale, and Bilal Habib. 2004. Indian gout. 87 (5) (10 September): 565-568. (With Alström and Krister Mild; illustrated by Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary, Nanaj, one map, one text-fig. and one photo.). Per Alström and Bill Zetterström. Maharashtra, India. 1: 58-62. (With one Christopher Helm, London, 2003. 496 map and three col. photos.). Indian Birds Vol. 1 No. 2 (March-April 2005) 43

Forktail tables.). articles/publications/journals/applied/. URL: http://www.orientalbirdclub.org. SANGHA, Harkirat Singh, and Rishad Naoroji. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 2004. Nesting of Great Rosefinch GREEN, Rhys E., Ian Newton, Susanne Shultz, BARAL, Hem Sagar, Tika Giri, Badri Carpodacus rubicilla at Loma, Ladakh, Andrew A. Cunningham, Martin Gilbert, Choudhary, and G. C. Som. 2004. India. 20: 140. Deborah J. Pain, and Vibhu Prakash. 2004. Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus SIVAKUMAR, S., and Vibhu Prakash. 2004. Diclofenac poisoning as a cause of melanopogon: first record for Nepal. 20: Sexual dimorphism in Black Baza. 20: 139. vulture population declines across the 93. SIVAKUMAR, S., Hillaljyoti Singha, and Vibhu Indian subcontinent. 41: 793-800. (With BESTEN, Jan Willem den. 2004. Migration of Prakash. 2004. Notes on the population three text-figs., and one table.). Steppe Eagles Aquila nipalensis and density and feeding ecology of the other raptors along the Himalayas past Collared Falconet Microhierax Journal of Ornithology Dharamsala, India, in autumn 2001 and caerulescens in Buxa Tiger Reserve, GEBAUER, Axel, Jurgen Jacob, Martin Kaiser, spring 2002. 20: 9-13. (With two maps, West Bengal, India. 20: 97-98. (With one and Siegfried Eck. 2004. Chemistry of the four text-figs., and one table.). table.). uropygial gland secretion of Hume’s BIRAND, Aysegul, and Samraat Pawar. 2004. SUNDAR, K. S. Gopi. 2004. Observations on ground jay Pseudopodoces humilis and An ornithological survey in north-east breeding Indian Skimmers Rynchops its taxonomic implications. 145 (4): 352- India. 20: 15-24. (One map and two tables.). albicollis in the National Chambal 355. (Published online: 4 August 2004.). CHHANGANI, Anil Kumar. 2004. Frequency Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India. 20: 89- of avian road-kills in Kumbhalgarh 90. (With one table.). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Wildlife Sanctuary, , India. 20: —. 2004. Abundance and seasonality of Society 110-111. (With one text-fig. and one Indian Pond Ardeola grayii with URL: http://www.bnhs.org. table.). legs in Uttar Pradesh, India. 20: 131- Email: [email protected] CHOUDHARY, Badri. 2004. Asian Glossy 132. (With one col. photo and one table.). BARUAH, Mrigen, Gagen Chettri, and Starling Aplonis panayensis: first record TEBB, Graham, Steve Arlow, and Dinesh Giri. Prasanta Bordoloi. 2004. Sighting of for Nepal. 20: 146. 2004. First record of Red-throated Diver White-bellied Ardea insignis Hume JAYARATHNA, K. D. Thandula. 2004. Gavia stellata for Nepal. 20: 107-109. in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. 101 (2) (30 Observations on a of Sri Lanka TEBB, Graham, Aaron Ofner, and Suchit November): 311. Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger. Basnet. 2004. First documented record of BESTEN, Jan Willem den. 2004. Eurasian 20: 129-130. (With two col. photos.). Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Linnet (Carduelis cannabina), Chaffinch KATZNER, Todd E., Chien Hsun Lai, James D. from Nepal. 20: 99-100. (Fringilla coelebs), Brambling (Fringilla Gardiner, J. Marc Foggin, David Pearson, montifringilla) in Kangra, Himachal and Andrew Smith T. 2004. Adjacent Hornbill Pradesh. 101 (2) (30 November): 325-326. nesting by Lammergeier Gypaetus URL: http://www.bnhs.org. (With three tables.). barbatus and Himalayan Griffon Gyps Email: [email protected] CHOUDHARY, Sunil K., Sushant Dey, himalayensis on the Tibetan Plateau, BHAVE, Neelima. 2004. David and Goliath. Subhasis Dey, and Arun Mitra. 2004. China. 20: 94-96. (With one map.). 2004 (July-September): 14. Sighting of the - KHAN, M. Monirul H. 2004. Fire-breasted DANIEL, J. C. 2004. Point Calimere, an dubius in Vikramshila Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus: the endangered Ramsar wader refuge. 2004 Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, Bihar, India. first record for . 20: 120. (July-September): 26-29. (With seven col. 101 (2) (30 November): 313-314. KOTAGAMA, Sarath W., and Eben Goodale. photos.). HIMMATSINHJI, M. K. 2004. On the behaviour 2004. The composition and spatial JATHAR, Girish. 2004. Looks can be and habitat preference of Stoliczka’s organisation of mixed-species flocks in a deceptive! 2004 (July-September): 36. Bushchat Saxicola macrorhyncha Sri Lankan rainforest. 20: 63-70. (With four (With two col. photos.). (Stoliczka). 101 (2) (30 November): 323- text-figs., and three tables.). SINGH, Baljit. 2004. From wooing to weaning. 324. MAHESWARAN, Gopinathan, Asad R. The story of the Red-wattled Lapwing. JATHAR, Girish A. 2004. Common Hoopoe Rahmani, and Malcolm C. Coulter. 2004. 2004 (July-September): 16-20. (With four (Upupa epops) feeding on Prinia (Prinia Recent records of Black-necked Stork col. photos.). sp.) corpse. 101 (2) (30 November): 319. Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus in India. 20: KANNAN, V., and Ranjit Manakadan. 2004. 112-116. (With one map, one text-fig., and Ibis Does the White-bellied Sea-Eagle two tables.). URL: http://www.bou.org.uk/pubibis.html. Haliaeetus leucogaster feed on cattle MUZAFFAR, Sabir Bin. 2004. Diurnal time- Email: [email protected] dung? 101 (2) (30 November): 316. activity budgets in wintering SANGSTER, George, J. Martin Collinson, KATDARE, Vishwas, Ram Mone, and Pramod Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca in Andreas J. Helbig, Alan G. Knox, and Joshi. 2004. Status of White-bellied Sea- Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh. 20: 25-27. David T. Parkin. 2004. Taxonomic Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster in (With one text-fig.). recommendations for British birds: Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra. 101 (2) NADEEM, Muhammad Sajid, Faiz Ali, and M. second report. 146: 153-157. (30 November): 314-316. (With one map Saeed Akhtar. 2004. Diet of Houbara and one table.). Bustard Chlamydotis undulata in Journal of Applied Ecology KATDARE, Vishwas, Ram Mone, and Sachin Punjab, Pakistan. 20: 91-93. 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Rocks, District Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. 268. (With four tables, one map and two LAHKAR, Kulojyoti. 2004. - a lesser 101 (2) (30 November): 318-319. text figures.). known IBA in . 5 (1&2) (January- KELSEY, Martin. 2004. Sight record of Horned June): 16-17. Lark Eremophila alpestris near Delhi. 101 Malabar Trogon —. 2004. Twenty . 5 (1&2) (January- (2) (30 November): 321. Malabar Natural History Society, 17/548A June): 29. KUMAR, Anil. 2004. Records of some new Indira Gandhi Link Road, Mavoor Road, OAKS, J. Lindsay, Martin Gilbert, Munir Z. avian species in the Thar Desert of Calicut 673004. Virani, Richard T. Watson, Carol U. Rajasthan. 101 (2) (30 November): 326-328. Email: [email protected] Meteyer, Bruce A. Rideout, H. L. (With one table.). ANON. 2004. More reports on heronries. 2 Shivaprasad, Shakeel Ahmed, KUMAR, R. Suresh. 2004. Common Starling (3): 6. Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal Chaudhry, Sturnus vulgaris in Arunachal Pradesh, EAPEN, T. Kuruvila. 2004. Correspondence: Muhammad Arshad, Shahid Mahmood, India. 101 (2) (30 November): 320. [“I had made a trip to the Thurayil Ahmad Ali, and Aleem Ahmed Khan. PATHAK, B. J., S. Vijayan, and B. P. Pati. 2004. Bhagavathi temple at Chelavoor in 2004. Vet drug responsible for population Observations on chick mortality in Darter Kozhikode...”]. 2 (2): 12. decline of White-backed Vultures in Anhinga melanogaster in Gir forest. 101 PALOT, Jafer. 2004. Kurichya tribal names for Pakistan. 4 (3&4): 13-14 (Jul-Dec 2003). (2) (30 November): 310. birds of Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary. 2 (1): (With two col. photos.). PATHAK, B. J., S. Vijayan, B. P. Pati, and M. K. 1-2. RUMSEY, Stephan. 2004. 22 Sociable Plover Belim Hanif. 2004. —. 2004. Sightings of Masked Booby in at Keoladeo National Park (IBA). 5 (1&2) nigra in and around Gir forest, Gujarat. Mattul beach, Kannur district. 2 (3): 5. (January-June): 18. 101 (2) (30 November): 311-313. (With one SASHIKUMAR, C. 2004. Vultures in Kerala. 2 SHARMA, Koustubh. 2004. Birds of Panna text-fig.). (1): 3. Tiger Reserve (IBA site). 4 (3&4): 11, 22 RANA, Gargi, and Vibhu Prakash. 2004. SREEKUMAR, B. 2004. Breeding birds at (Jul-Dec 2003). (With one col. photo.). Unusually high mortality of cranes in Kumarakom. 2 (2): 7. —. 2004. Upper - Bhopal: A unique areas adjoining Keoladeo National Park, IBA. 5 (1&2) (Jan-Jun): 14-15. (With three Bharatpur, Rajasthan. 101 (2) (30 Mistnet col. photos.). November): 317. URL: http://www.bnhs.org. SHULTZ, Susanne. 2004. The catastrophic SANGHA, Harkirat Singh, and Manoj Email: [email protected] collapse of the Asian Vulture. 5 (1&2) Kulshreshtha. 2004. Broad-billed ANON. 2004. Sewri (IBA) is in danger. 5 (1&2) (January-June): 28-29. (With two col. Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus: An (January-June): 23. photos.). addition to the avifauna of Rajasthan. 101 BHAROS, A. M. K. 2004. Bastar Hill Myna. 5 SUNDAR, K. S. Gopi. 2004. Conserving the (2) (30 November): 318. (1&2) (January-June): 22. Sarus Grus antigone in India. 5 SANGHA, Harkirat Singh, and Rishad Naoroji. CHOUDHURY, Anwaruddin. 2004. Important (1&2) (Jan-Jun): 4-5. (With three col. 2004. Nidification of the Common Raven Bird Areas in Assam: An overview. 5 photos.). COrvus corax in the Thar Desert. 101 (2) (1&2) (Jan-Jun): 8-10. (With two col. WAITE, Mike. 2004. Eagle’s Nest WLS (IBA) (30 November): 321-323. photos and one table.). an avitourism spot in northeastern India. SINGH, Himmat. 2004. Indian Pitta Pitta DATTA, Aparajita. 2004. Pakke Tiger Reserve 5 (1&2) (Jan-Jun): 11-12. (With three col. brachyura in the Thar Desert. 101 (2) (30 (IBA site) hornbill haven in Arunachal photos.). November): 319-320. Pradesh. 4 (3&4): 16-17 (Jul-Dec 2003). THEJASWI, S. 2004. Kemmangundi revisited: (With one col. photo.). Nature Notes on birds observed at the FRANCIS, Clement, and Raj Vijaykumar URL: http://www.nature.com/index.html. Bababudan Hills, Karnataka, south India. Thondaman. 2004. Yellow-throated Bulbul OAKS, J. Lindsay, Martin Gilbert, Munir Z. 101 (2) (30 November): 235-243. status and distribution. 4 (3&4): 12, 20 Virani, Richard T. Watson, Carol U. —. 2004. Unusual numbers of Black-headed (Jul-Dec 2003). (With two col. photos.). Meteyer, Bruce A. Rideout, H. L. Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina melanoptera at GANDHI, Tara. 2004. Conservation challenges Shivaprasad, Shakeel Ahmed, Point Calimere, Tamil Nadu. 101 (2) (30 for IBAs in the Andaman and Nicobar Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal Chaudhry, November): 323. Islands. 4 (3&4): 4-5, 18. (Jul-Dec 2003). Muhammad Arshad, Shahid Mahmood, THEJASWI, S., and A. Shivaprakash. 2004. (With one col. photo.). Ahmad Ali, and Aleem Ahmed Khan. Occurrence of the Bushchat HABIB, Bilal. 2004. Nannaj the Bustard land! 2004. Diclofenac residues as the cause of Saxicola ferrea (Gray) near Nanjanagud, 5 (1&2) (Jan-Jun): 6-7. (With three col. vulture population decline in Pakistan. Mysore District, Karnataka. 101 (2) (30 photos.). 2317: 1-4. (With two tables and one November): 324. HARVEY, Bill. 2004. Some bird conservation photo.). —. 2004. Sighting of Eastern Imperial Eagle issues in northern India. 4 (3&4): 6-8 (Jul- Aquila heliaca from Mumbai, Dec 2003). (With three col. photos.). Newsletter for Birdwatchers Maharashtra. 101 (2) (30 November): 314. ISLAM, Zafar-ul. 2004. Conservation of No. 10 Sirur Park, ‘B’ Street, ZARRI, Ashfaq Ahmed, and Asad R. threatened birds in India. 5 (1&2) (Jan- Seshadripuram, Bangalore 560020, India. Rahmani. 2004. Wintering records, Jun): 3. BHAT, Harish R. 2004. Is the Indian Roller ecology and behaviour of Kashmir JATHAR, Girish. 2004. Saving the mysterious (Coracias benghalensis) the state bird of Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra (Hartert & Forest Owlet. 4 (3&4): 9-10 (Jul-Dec 2003). Karnataka? 44 (2) (March-April): 29. Steinbacher). 101 (2) (30 November): 261- (With three col. photos.). BHAT, K. S. Harshavardhana. 2004. July 1964 Indian Birds Vol. 1 No. 2 (March-April 2005) 45

- a strange visitor from Antarctica. 44 (4) DHADHAL, Jaidev, Pravinsang Dodiya, Ruchi Bangalore (2004). 44 (5): 79-80. (July-August): 60-61. Dave, and Flamingo Nature Club. 2004. MASHRU, Ashok. 2004. Heronries around BHATNAGAR, S. P., and Satish Kumar Shukla. Boobies in India. 44 (1) (January- Rajkot city, Gujarat. 44 (5): 74-75. (With 2004. Study of the status, habitat, February): 9. one table.). distribution, behaviour and breeding DHAMANKAR, Atul. 2004. Birdwatching at MATHEW, Jijo. 2004. Rare sighting of Oriental biology of the Black-bellied Tern, Sterna Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) in acuticauda in inland saline Sambhar Lake Chandrapur, Maharashtra. 44 (2) (March- Kerala. 44 (5): 77-78. ecosystem, Rajasthan, India. 44 April): 25-26. MENON, Manjula. 2004. Ecology of Purple (4) (July-August): 52-55. FUTEHALLY, Zafar. 2004. From Thomas Moorhen (Porphyrio porphyrio) in BHATNAGAR, S. P., Satish Kumar Shukla, and Waterfield’s nature diaries. 44 (1) Azhinhillam wetland, Kerala. 44 (2) Bhaum Singh Meena. 2004. Studies on the (January-February): 7-8. (March-April): 22-24. (With two text-figs.). distribution of the heronries in and GHOSH, S. J. 2004. Mass mortality of Asian MEPPAYUR, Sathian. 2004. Unusual sightings around Ajmer city ecosystem. 44 (3) (May- Openbill-Stork (Anastomus oscitans) in ofthe Three-toed Kingfisher, Malay June): 46-47. Kulik Bird Sanctuary, Malda district, West Bittern and Lesser Frigate Bird. 44 (2) —. 2004. Studies on the wintering status Bengal. 44 (1) (January-February): 15. (March-April): 31. (With three b&w. and ecology of the Bar-headed Goose, HATHI, Dhaivat, Rajdeep Jhala, and Bhavesh photos.). Anser indicus from Anasagar and Trivedi. 2004. Unusual feeding behaviour NICODEMUS, A., and J. P. Jacob. 2004. Bird Foysagar in and around Ajmer of River Terns (Sterna aurantia). 44 (5): pollinators of teak. 44 (5): 68-69. environs, Rajasthan, India. 44 (4) (July- 80. (With two b&w photos.). PATANKAR, Pratyush G. 2004. White Ibis August): 55-56. IYER, Mohan K. 2004. Thol Bird Sanctuary. nesting amidst chaos. 44 (2) (March- BORA, Arnob. 2004. After the Blackbreasted 44 (2) (March-April): 27-28. April): 27. Parrotbill. 44 (4) (July-August): 59-60. —. 2004. Nesting of Phalacrocoracidae, PATAR, Pranab J., Ranjan K. Borthakur, and CHAKKARAVARTHY, Q. Ashoka, P. Threskiornithidae and Ardeidae at Shimanta K. Goswami. 2004. Sighting of Neelanarayanan, and V. S. Raja. 2004. Ahmedabad Zoo. 44 (3) (May-June): 43- species listed in Red Data Book in Deobali Avifauna of Nehru Memorial College 44. Jalah, central Assam, India. 44 (4) (July- campus and its adjoining areas, —. 2004. Status of Sociable Lapwing August): 56-57. Puthanampatti, Tamilnadu. 44 (2) (March- (Vanellus gregarius): A report. 44 (4) PITTIE, Aasheesh. 2004. Review: Biology of April): 20-21. (July-August): 58-59. (With one map.). Indian barbets. By H.S.A. Yahya (2001). CHAKRAVARTHY, A. K. 2004. Breakaway KALAM, Abdul. 2004. Dust bath by Oriental Authorspress, New Delhi, Amsterdam. heronries? 44 (3) (May-June): 40-41. Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) Hardback, 14.5cm x 22cm (Illustrated —. 2004. Birds in mutual relationships. 44 in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, cover & dust cover, the latter with a (5): 78. Bahraich U.P.). 44 (4) (July-August): 64. portrait of the author & Salim Ali), pp, i- CHAUHAN, Rajeev. 2004. An unusual KANOJE, Ravi Shanker. 2004. Sighting of xxvi, 1-170, 1 plate (colour, by; Carl size in Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) at , Oriental White Ibis and D’Silva), 2 photographs (colour, by; Kodaiya wetland district Mainpuri (Uttar Ferruginous Pochard in Chhattisgarh. 44 Rishad Naoroji, S. Sridhar), 2 photographs Pradesh). 44 (3) (May-June): 47. (4) (July-August): 61. (black & white), 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 8 CHHANGANI, Anil Kumar. 2004. Waterbirds —. 2004. Range extention of Indian Pitta. 44 text-figures, 37 tables. Cover price Rs. 450/ of Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, (4) (July-August): 61. -. 44 (1) (January-February): 13-14. Rajasthan, India. 44 (3) (May-June): 41- KARMARKAR, Paresh. 2004. A tryst with the RAO, K. Mrutyumjaya. 2004. Report on 42. Sri Lankan birds. 44 (5): 73-74. Uppalapadu bird habitat. 44 (3) (May- —. 2004. Laughing Dove nest predated by KASAMBE, Raju. 2004. Crested Hawk Eagle June): 35-40. (With two tables, one text Blue Rock Pigeon. 44 (5): 79. (Spizaetus cirrhatus) foraging on Jungle figure and two b&w pics.). —. 2004. Cannibalism observed in Rufous Cat (Felis chaus). 44 (1) (January- RAVINDRAN, P. K. 2004. Random notes. 44 (4) Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda). 44 (5): February): 14-15. (July-August): 62. 79. —. 2004. Nesting of Blue Tailed Bee-eaters RAWAT, Mamta. 2004. Tobacco addiction CHHOKAR, Jagdeep S. 2004. White-backed (sic) in Amravati district of Maharashtra. among Bank Mynas. 44 (4) (July-August): Vultures nesting at IIM, Ahmedabad 44 (2) (March-April): 21-22. 61-62. campus. 44 (2) (March-April): 30. —. 2004. Unusual mounting behaviour of a SANTHARAM, V. 2004. More on Vedanthangal. CHOUDHARY, D. N. 2004. New nesting colony female Spotted Owlet (Athene brama). 44 44 (1) (January-February): 6-7. of Open Bill Storks in Godda District, (4) (July-August): 63-64. —. 2004. Review: Birds of Western Ghats, Jharkhand. 44 (3) (May-June): 47-48. KUMAR, Govind. 2004. Trip report: Kokan and Malabar (including birds of CHOUDHARY, D. N., and T. K. Ghosh. 2004. Thattekad-Munnar (Kerala). 44 (1) Goa). By Satish Pande, Saleel Tambe, Sighting of Greater Adjutant Storks in the (January-February): 3-6. Clement Francis M. and Niranjan Sant wetlands of north Bihar. 44 (4) (July- MADHYASTHA, N. A. 2004. A paradise for (2003). A book by Ela Foundation. August): 62-63. White-bellied Sea Eagle: Netrani Island. Published by Bombay Natural History DEVASAHAYAM, S., and Anita Devasahayam. 44 (1) (January-February): 14. Society/Oxford Unversity Press. Pp. 2004. Breeding season of garden birds at MANJUNATH, P., Pramod Subbarao, and 374+18+1 map. Hardbound. Price: Rs. 995/ Kozhikode District, Kerala. 44 (5): 70-71. Harish Bhat. 2004. census - (ISBN 019 566878 2). 44 (1) (January- (With one table.). conducted in the tanks of north February): 10-13. 46 Indian Birds Vol. 1 No. 2 (March-April 2005)

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he Central Asian Flyway (CAF) covers endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper pressures coupled with legal and illegal Tthe large continental area of Eurasia Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus, vulnerable hunting of birds have resulted in the decline between the Arctic and Indian Oceans. This Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis and local of many waterbird Flyway comprises several important and and Relict Gull Larus relictus, and Black- populations. overlapping migration routes for the winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni, Management and conservation of different species of waterbirds, most of Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus and waterbird populations requires precise and which extend from the northern breeding Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus up-to-date information on their populations grounds in Siberia to South and Southwest semipalmatus are largely restricted to the and trends. Information on the status and Asia. Geographically the flyway includes an region although their non-breeding ranges trends of most waterbird populations in the area from the frigid arctic coastline and overlap with adjoining flyways. CAF area is limited and outdated. Actions offshore islands of Siberia to the Other migratory waterbird species pass to promote collection of data and their southernmost non-breeding (wintering) through this region on their annual analysis at the flyway and national level are grounds in the Maldives and the British migrations within flyways that connect the urgently needed to provide the basis for Indian Ocean Territory of Dio Garcia, thus northern Central Asian countries with South improving the knowledge base. incorporating about 30 countries of Central, East Asia and Australasia (the East Asian- As the birds cross international borders East and South Asia and the Trans- Australasian Flyway), and Europe of several countries and provide a link Caucasus. (the East African Flyway), and the Indian between the peoples of CAF region, the The CAF covers at least 274 migratory Ocean to the south. responsibility for the well-being and waterbird populations of 175 species, The CAF comprises large semi-arid conservation of these species and for the including 26 globally threatened and near- with a limited number of wetlands, sustainable use of their habitats rests with threatened species that breed, migrate and particularly in the staging areas of Central all countries. Management of waterbird spend the non-breeding (winter) period Asia and different groups of migratory habitats requires coordinated multi-sectoral within the region. Species such as the waterbirds appear to overlap considerably planning and implementation to realise the critically threatened Sociable Plover Vanellus in the usage of important sites. While recent needs of biodiversity conservation and local gregarious, vulnerable Black-necked Crane work on satellite telemetry and years of people. Grus nigricollis and Indian Skimmer ringing of birds has yielded some Many countries in the CAF have Rynchops albicollis, Bar-headed Goose information, very little is known about the developing economies with inadequate Anser indicus, Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha precise migration routes and staging areas allocation of resources for research and struthersii, and Brownheaded Gull Larus of most species. conservation and for involvement of local brunnicephalus are completely (or largely) Rapid human population growth and stakeholders in sustainable management of restricted to the CAF region. development across the region has wetlands, grasslands, and other habitats. In In addition, the breeding ranges of some dramatically increased pressure on intertidal addition, changes in political systems and species, including the critically threatened and freshwater wetlands, grasslands and instabilities in some countries, language and Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus, Slender- other habitats, which has resulted in their other barriers have not enabled strong billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris, degradation, , and loss. The habitat cooperation to be developed between