It was so wonderful to read about how Salim Ali became India's famous ornithologist, it all began when he was a little boy and noticed that a sparrow (or what looked like a sparrow) had a yellow throat.
The author has vividly described his childhood in Mumbai, his overseas stay, viz: in Burma and Germany, his long tenure with the Bombay Natural History Society and the great professors who guided him.
Salim Ali's wit and humor also shine through. He talks about his stay at a government gues...

Usually i refer more into field guides for birds rather than some good reading, But i have to acknowledge the fact that 'The Fall Of a Sparrow' is my favorite book, illustrating the life of "Birdman of India - Dr. Salim Ali"

Dr. Salim Ali lived a very adventurous life and his study on birds the most fascinating.

I surely recommend this book to all Bird Lovers.

And thanks to FLIPART.COM for making it easy to get one.

The terminology used in this book is hard to understand to average student.

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Very good book, really a collector's item. Quality of pages are good because it is printed by Oxford University Press. Delivery and packaging was also good. I collected it @Rs 219/-. Really price worthy. The book is superb. Description of events and the art and language of story telling by Salim Ali is really admirable. From the choice of words and style of story telling it is no doubt that the birdman had deep knowledge in English language also. A must book for teenager as well as for adult...

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