some names missing on the list!! Evans, winter blyth, talbot which are also with me. regards Arjan
On 11/25/09, Arjan Basuroy <[email protected]> wrote: > > dear blaise i am a book hunter too!! > my present shelf consist of the following books and in the coming future > will have some more for sure. I found all of them very usefull from > different different point of view. > here is the list > *Name of the Book* *Author* A Pictorial Guide Common Butterflies of > Bengal Plains Basu Roy, Arjan; Rudra Prasad Das and Prosanta Mukherjee Moths > of India -an introduction Kehimkar, Isaac The Butterflies of Delhi Smetacek, > Peter Projapoti Porichiti Sardar, Jibon The Book of Indian Butterflies > Kehimkar, > Isaac Butterflies of Bangladesh -an annotated checklist Larsen, Torben B. A > Guide to Collecting Butterflies of India Peile, H. D. Birds and > Butterflies in the Grounds of the Raj Bhavan Kolkata *Ghosh*, Suchitra The > Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History Haribal, Meena My > Life The tale of a Butterfly Sarkar, Anjan Nature Guides Common > Butterflies of India Gay, Kehimkar, Punetha Red Data Book (Part 2) > Butterflies of India Gupta, I. J, and D. K. Mondal India - a Lifescape > Butterflies oof Peninsular India Kunte, Krushnamegh Butterflies of the > World Rod and Ken Preston-Mafham Butterflies and Moths of the British > Countryside Gordon, W. J. and H. Lynn Prokritir Bahari Prani Projapoti Dan, > Dipak Kumar Seized Butterflies of Bengal Natural History Museum Bahuguna, > N. C. Butterflies in Thailand Volume 2 Pinratana, Bro. Amnuya Butterflies > in Thailand Volume 5 Pinratana, Bro. Amnuya Butterflies in Thailand Vulume > 6 Pinratana, Bro. Amnuya Poshchimbanger Projapoti Dasgupta, Judhajit The > Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma Butterflies- Vol. I > Bingham, > C. T. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma Butterflies- > Vol. II Bingham, C. T. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies Feltwell, > Dr. John Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon Vol. I Marshall, G. F. > L. and Lionel de Niceville Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon Vol. II > Niceville, > Lionel de Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon Vol. III Niceville, > Lionel de Kanha A Butterfly Treasure Shrivastava, Aseem Butterflies of > Kathmandu Valley Nepal (Field Guide, including all known records to date) > Khanal, > Bhaiya & Colin Smith Marvellous Moths of Nepal Allen, Michael Illustrated > Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies Smith, Colin The Butterflies of Ceylon > Ormiston, > W. Butterflies of Nepal (Central Himalaya) Smith, Colin Butterflies of > India Antram, Chas. B. The Butterflies of Hong Kong Bascombe, M. J., G. > Johnston,F. S. Bascombe Butterflies of Malay Peninsula A S Corbet and H. > N. Pendlebury Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the > oriental region G.S.Robinson,et al. Moths of Borneo J.D.Holloway The > Butterflies of Pakisthan > > T.J. Roberts > > > If some body can suggest me more books on butterflies i am always willing > to give a look. > And all the members of the group are always welcome to my house to spend > time with my treasure!! > regards > Arjan > > > > On 11/25/09, Vijay Barve <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi >> >> I guess these Three are major ones covering larger areas. We also have >> many regional ones like Sikkim by Dr. Meena Haribal, Kerala by Susanth, Goa >> by Parag Rangnekar, West Bengal by Arjan, Rudro and Ujjal da, Delhi and so >> on. >> >> Regards, >> >> Vijay >> --- >> Vijay Vasant Barve >> http://DiversityIndia.org/ <http://diversityindia.org/> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Blaise <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 24, 2009 1:04 PM >> *Subject:* [ButterflyIndia] Books on butterflies...what are u reading??? >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> During the last couple of months the butterflies hv given me much >> pleasure. >> >> Been out on various trails, alone and in the company of others, enjoying >> the butterflies, and also other flora n fauna. >> >> Hv noted that quite a few people hv the notion that certain books on >> butterfly id are good - "but" very expensive. I hv sometimes made it a point >> to explain to them that these are not common text books purchased by a large >> amount of people, and like any technical book are bound to be a little more >> pricey depending on the quality of paper used, amount of coloured pics, >> extent to which the topics are covered, etc....... >> >> Have had the pleasure of running through Blyth's (Butterflies of the >> Indian region), KK's (Butterflies of Peninsular India) and Isaac's (The book >> of Indian butterflies) books and would recommend them. Are there any other >> books that you have read on this topic and would recommend??????? >> >> On a lighter note, I am not related to Blyth, KK or Isaac, nor is anyone >> in my family owning oil fields in Alaska or Saudi Arabia :-)...... >> >> Blaise >> >> <http://picasaweb.google.com/Blaisepereira> >> >> >> --- >> Check information on other DiversityIndia groups @ >> http://DiversityIndia.org/ <http://diversityindia.org/> >> --- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Arjan Basu Roy > 6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 > West Bengal, India > > Be natures' mate! -- Arjan Basu Roy 6/7 Bijoygarh, Kolkata - 700 032 West Bengal, India Be natures' mate! -- Enjoy

