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Douglas Dewar

    Douglas Dewar was a British civil servant in India and an ornithologist who wrote about Indian birds. His works frequently appeared in newspapers and periodicals. Dewar focused on detailed observations and descriptions of Indian avifauna, utilizing his civil service tenure in India for extensive fieldwork. His writing contributed to raising awareness about the rich birdlife of the Indian subcontinent.

    Birds of the Indian Hills
    • Birds of the Indian Hills

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Himalayan birds inhabit what is perhaps the most wonderful tract of country in the world. The Himalayas are not so much a chain of mountains as a mountainous country, some eighty miles broad and several hundred long-a country composed entirely of mountains and valleys with no large plains or broad plateaux. The avifauna of the Himalayas is a large one. It includes birds found throughout the range, birds confined to the eastern or western portions, birds resident all through the year, birds that are mere seasonal visitors, birds found only at high elevations, birds confined to the lower hills, birds abundant everywhere, birds nowhere common.

      Birds of the Indian Hills