This body of Salim Ali's work has never before been gathered together into a book. This two-volume collection of all these shorter writings, painstakingly ferreted out and put together by Salim Ali's former student Tara Gandhi, presents a fascinating array of topics as diverse as the Indian landscapes and birdlife that were his passion. Whether it is the colours of a bird's feathers or the ecology of the Himalaya mountains or an insightful conservation message, ...