A consolidated account on birds of the arid and semi-arid areas of northwestern India have been in some demand among naturalists for the past few decades. Birds of such arid areas are not restricted only to the boundries of India but are also spread over, on the basis of physiographic conditions, to countries of Southwest Asia as well. Portions of the two states of northwest India, viz., Rajasthan and Gujarat are drought affected arid areas where desert is well ...
