OSMASTON, B.B.
WILD LIFE AND ADVENTURES IN INDIAN FORESTS. From the diaries of B.B. Osmaston C.I.E. 1868-1961 Imperial Forest Service 1888-1923.
1999
Illustrated with photos, maps etc. Nicely bound in green buckram, with gilt titles. 315 pages. Originally published as a typescript edition of only 125 copies - mainly for members of the family.
"........His knowledge of the birds of India was unsurpassed, and his collections of eggs & skins, many new to scientific knowledge, are now in the national collections........" There are 6 appendices, of which 3 are mammals; flora; and 206 species of birds - listing Common name. Scientific name; page number. revised nomenclature and area. There is extensive revision of the scientific names etc. Privately published & edited with new appendices by Henry Osmaston.
£30.00
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