Birds of the Plains

Douglas Dewar and Frederick Durand Stirling Fayrer

The adjutant stork stalks Indian towns like a gloomy undertaker, and Dewar clearly delights in it. His plains sketches gather the courting sarus cranes, the tiny amadavat, the nutmeg bird, and the sparrows that colonize every nursery. Observation flavored with wit and affection. A vivid introduction to the everyday birds of India's open country, drawn by a fond watcher.