Common Birds of the Indian Subcontinent is the perfect guide to bird watching for novices and hobbyists alike. There are guidelines about how to begin bird watching, including information about the equipment and strategic locations to be at to get the best view. The descriptions are accompanied with wonderful and rare photographs of over two hundred of the most easily found bird species in the Indian subcontinent, taken by the best photographers in the country. Colloquial references to, and Indian names of the birds are strewn throughout for a local flavour, while providing key information on how to identily the birds.