This vintage book contains a fascinating and comprehensive guide to the various birds that can be found in India, covering mynas, babblers, cuckoos, herons, wagtails, and many, many more. With detailed descriptions of their natural history, habitat, and habits, this charming and easy-to-read volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in India’s birds and ornithology in general. ‘Jungle Folk – Indian Natural History Sketches’ is not to be missed by collectors of vintage ornithological literature. Contents include: ‘Of Indian Birds in General’, ‘Respectable Cuckoos’, ‘The Brown Rock-Chat’, ‘The Scavenger-in-Writing’, ‘Indian Wagtails’, ‘The Teesa’, ‘Falconry in India’, ‘Hawks in Miniature’, ‘The Roosting of the Bee-Eaters’, ‘Owls’, ‘A Bundle of Iniquity’, ‘The Interpretation of the Actions of Animals’, ‘AT the Sign of the Farash’, ‘The Coot’, et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text.