Project Gutenberg 2004-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 77 Hume, Allan Octavian 1829 1912 Hume, A. O. (Allan Octavian) Oates, Eugene William 1845 1911 The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images provided by the Million Book Project "The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1" by Allan Octavian Hume is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive guide to the nests and eggs of a wide variety of bird species found in India, based on Hume's meticulous observations and research. The book presents detailed descriptions and illustrations, focusing on the biology and habits of these birds, particularly their nesting behaviors, egg characteristics, and breeding periods. The opening portion of the text introduces the author’s dedication to ornithology and the motivation for this compilation, including the challenges faced due to the loss of extensive research materials. Hume discusses the transition of the work to Eugene W. Oates, emphasizing the importance of preserving the valuable data about the nests and eggs of Indian birds. The section also highlights the organization and classification of bird species featured in the book, providing a sneak peek into the systematic index and summarizing the information about different birds, starting from the Corvidae family, such as the Raven and Crow, detailing their breeding habits, nest-building preferences, and egg descriptions. This opening sets the stage for a detailed and scholarly exploration of Indian avian life, appealing to ornithologists, bird watchers, and naturalists alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Birds -- India Birds -- Nests QL Text Animals-Wild-Birds Natural History Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 1294670 1294510 2024-10-06T06:20:24.400493 2023-10-06T07:53:41.856090 text/html text/html 1294663 1294503 2024-10-06T06:20:24.832482 2023-10-06T07:53:42.187072 text/html text/html 516469 2024-10-06T06:20:40.968396 application/epub+zip 540402 2024-10-06T06:20:28.919485 application/epub+zip 512789 2024-10-06T06:20:27.408471 application/epub+zip 1043378 2024-10-06T06:20:50.129359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 968438 2024-10-06T06:20:39.791445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931511 2022-09-07T00:19:28.105241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1198556 1198449 2024-10-06T06:20:23.576521 2023-10-06T07:53:41.075081 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1195971 2020-12-18T00:46:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 403629 2020-12-18T00:46:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1196500 2020-12-18T00:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 403463 2020-12-18T00:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22340 2024-10-06T06:20:50.274355 application/rdf+xml 21697 2024-10-06T06:20:27.955477 image/jpeg 4545 2024-10-06T06:20:27.683463 image/jpeg 510770 2024-10-06T06:20:24.924522 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia