Project Gutenberg 2014-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 321 Dewar, Douglas 1875 1957 Indian Birds: Being a Key to the Common Birds of the Plains of India Produced by Marcia Brooks, Stephen Hutcheson and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Indian Birds: Being a Key to the Common Birds of the Plains of India" by Douglas Dewar is a scientific publication likely written in the early 20th century. This guide serves as a practical resource to help enthusiasts and budding ornithologists quickly identify common birds in India through visual cues rather than technical descriptions. Dewar aims to provide a clear classification system based on colors, features, and habits of the birds, making it accessible for general readers interested in avian life. The opening of this work provides insight into Dewar's motivation and method for composing the guide. He shares his experiences while working in India, highlighting the challenges he faced and the reasons for the delay in its publication. Dewar explains that many existing ornithological works presuppose the reader has access to specimens to examine closely, which does not align with the needs of casual observers. As a solution, he outlines a key-based approach that allows users to identify birds by their appearance and behavior, thus making birdwatching a more immediate and rewarding experience. The prefaces lay the groundwork for a complete field guide that combines practicality with a personal touch reflecting Dewar's passion for birdwatching. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46017/46017-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Birds -- India QL Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 376980 2025-06-18T15:30:33.660445 text/html 328986 2024-10-24T08:07:46 text/html 166008 2025-06-18T15:30:45.014889 application/epub+zip 175225 2025-06-18T15:30:37.060936 application/epub+zip 175225 2025-06-18T15:30:35.235458 application/epub+zip 329849 2025-06-18T15:30:50.526915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266714 2025-06-18T15:30:43.633892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266834 2022-09-21T03:38:18.141424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257442 2025-06-18T15:30:31.696495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237479 2024-10-24T08:07:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16285 2025-06-18T15:30:50.710881 application/rdf+xml 15046 2025-06-18T15:30:35.411437 image/jpeg 1989 2025-06-18T15:30:35.319456 image/jpeg 137922 2025-06-18T15:30:33.687445 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia