Download or read book Birds in Books written by Aasheesh Pittie and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of South Asian ornithology spans three centuries and records over 1200 species of birds. This is the passionate work of hundreds of amateur and professional ornithologists. The popular as well as scientific documentation of this region s avifauna is prodigious.