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A Bibliography of Ornithology in Bhutan: 1838–2008 A bibliography of ornithology in Bhutan: 1838–2008 Aasheesh Pittie Pittie, A. 2009. A bibliography of the ornithology in Bhutan: 1838–2008. Indian Birds 4 (6): 194–204 (2008). Aasheesh Pittie, P.O. Box # 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, India. Email: [email protected] Introduction Bibliography This bibliography has been extracted from my larger database, Anonymous. 1894. The gazeteer of Sikhim. 1st ed. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat “A bibliographic index to the birds of South Asia.” It comprises Press. papers, popular articles, books, chapters, published and un- Anonymous. 1981. A WWF news release: Crane study in Bhutan. NLBW 21 (7): 14–16. published reports, trip reports, etc. It covers a period of one Anonymous. 1989. Blacknecked Cranes in Bhutan. NLBW 29 (5-6): 1–2. hundred and seventy years, from 1838–2008. A bibliography Anonymous. 1991. The Black-necked Crane. Takin Newsletter 1 (2): 4. of this nature cannot pretend to be complete and this is no Anonymous. 1993. Manas...and the jungles of Bhutan. In: Naturetrek 1993. exception. There are always publications beyond the reach of 9 pp. Anon (ed.) Alresford: Naturetrek. the bibliographer. A case in point being the various birding trip Anonymous. 1993. From the field. Bhutan. O. B. C. Bull. 18: 67. reports prepared by bird tour operators. However a majority of the Anonymous. 1994. Book Review: nature reserves of the Himalaya and the published ornithological work on Bhutan’s ornithology is listed mountains of Central Asia. WPA News 45: 40–41. here. Accuracy in transcribing is a basic tenet of bibliography and Anonymous. 1994. Birdwatch: (Blyth’s Tragopan). WPA-India News 1 (3-4): 18. though great care has been taken to ensure it, mistakes may have Anonymous. 2000. Recent records: records January–March 2000. Bhutan crept in and pertinent published material inadvertently left out. Bird Newsletter 2: 29–32. This is the more likely in that I have not seen all the entries listed Anonymous. 2001. The gazeteer of Sikhim. Facsimile ed. Delhi: Low Price below in the original, but have freely taken them secondhand Publications (1894). from the ‘References’ or ‘Further reading’ sections of papers and Abdulali, H. 1961. A new race of Finn’s Baya, Ploceus megarhynchus Hume. books. I would be grateful if readers sent me citations of material J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 57 (3): 659–662 (1960). that is missing here. Abdulali, H. 1969. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay Authors have been arranged alphabetically and their work Natural History Society—4. Megapodidae, Phasianidae, and Turnicidae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 66 (2): 251–285. chronologically. Multi-author papers have been listed under the Abdulali, H. 1971. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay name of the senior author. Separate entries have not been inserted Natural History Society—9. Psittacidae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 68 for co-authors. Where a title was not given in the original, a suitable (2): 328–338. descriptive substitute was coined, generally comprising a part of Abdulali, H. 1972. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay or the complete first sentence, and is placed within brackets. Natural History Society—11. Strigidae and Caprimulgidae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 69 (1): 102–129. Abdulali, H. 1972. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay Natural History Society—12. Apodidae and Trogonidae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 69 (2): 378–389. Abdulali, H. 1975. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay Natural History Society—16. Capitonidae, Indicatoridae and Picidae (part). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71 (2): 244–265. Abdulali, H. 1975. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay Natural History Society—17. Picidae (concluded). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 72 (1): 113–131. Abdulali, H. 1980. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay Natural History Society—22. Corvidae, Bombycillidae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 77 (1): 81–99. Abdulali, H. 1981. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay Natural History Society—23. Campephagidae: (Cuckoo-Shrikes, Minivets); Irenidae: (Fairy Bluebirds, Ioras, Leaf Birds). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 78 (2): 261–286. Abdulali, H. 1982. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay Natural History Society—24. Pycnonotidae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79 (1): 135–151. Abdulali, H. 1983. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay Natural History Society—25. Muscicapidae. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79 (2): 336–360 (1982). Abdulali, H. 1983. A catalogue of the birds in the collection of the Bombay Natural History Society—26. Muscicapidae (Timaliinae) (contd.). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79 (3): 607–619 (1982). Abdulali, H. 1983. 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