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020			_a9780198083955
082			_bKot/Chh _a591.095496
100			_aKothari, Ashok S. (Ed)
245			_aWildlife of The Himalayas And The Teral Region
260			_aMumbai _bBombay Natural History Society _c2012
300			_a216 _b13x10 _chb
520			_aIndia has a range of biogeographic regions that support a variety of plant and animal life. The fourth in the Bombay Natural History Society's popular series that aims at making accessible old writings, drawings and paintings of India's rich flora and fauna, this book discusses the Himalayas, its foothills, and the adjoining terai and duar grassland-forests. Focusing on the mammals of the Himalayan region, the book draws largely on the pioneering work of S.H. Prater and R.A. Sterndale. The volume includes close to 70 pages colour plate section, 95 colour photographs, and 5 black and white drawings: the paintings of Paul Barruel and O.F. Tassert, specially made for Prater's work; full page plates illustrating Himalayan birds; Himalayan landscapes by Major Edward Molyneux and Colonel George Strahan; and botanical paintings of Himalayan flowers by Forbes Royale.
546			_aENG
650			_aHimalaya Mountains Region
650			_aAsia - Terai - Bird
650			_aNatural History
650			_aMammals
650			_aAnimals
700			_aChhapgr, Boman F. (Ed)
942			_cBK
999			_c77652 _d77652