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The '''''Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan''''' is the ''[[Masterpiece|magnum opus]]'' of Indian [[ornithologist]] [[Salim Ali]], written along with [[S. Dillon Ripley]]. Appended to the title is the phrase "''together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Sri Lanka''". The 10 volume work, often referred to as "the handbook", was started in 1964 and ended in 1974. A single volume "compact edition" of the "Handbook" was also produced and a supplementary illustrative work ''A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent'' with illustrations by [[John Henry Dick]], coauthored with Dillon Ripley, was published in 1983. The plates from this supplement were incorporated in the second edition of the "Handbook".<ref name=hbk/> The second edition was completed by others, notably J. S. Serrao of the BNHS, [[Bruce Beehler]], Michel Desfayes and [[Pamela Rasmussen]], after the deaths of Ali in 1987 and Ripley in 2001.<ref name=hbk>{{cite book|author=Ali, S & SD Ripley| year=1999| title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Edition 2|volume=10|publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref>

;Volumes: with publication dates
*1 – [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.148703 Divers to Hawks] (1e 1968, 2e 1978)
**(Loons; Grebes; Petrels & Shearwaters; Tropicbirds; Pelicans; Boobies; Cormorants & Darter; Frigate birds; Herons, Egrets, Bitterns; Storks; Ibises & Spoonbill; Flamingos; Ducks, Geese, Swans; Hawks, Eagles, Vultures etc.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol1)|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1980|location=Delhi|pages=vii - xi}}</ref>)
*2 – Megapodes to Crab Plover (1e 1969, 2e 1980)
**(Megapodes; Pheasants, Partridges, Francolins, Quails, Peafowls etc.; Button-quails; Cranes; Rails, Crakes & Coots; Finfoots; Bustards; Jacanas; Oystercatchers; Plovers & Lapwings; Sandpipers, Snipes, Godwits, Stints etc.; Phalaropes; Snipes; Stilts, Avocets, Ibisbills; Crab plovers<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol 2)|year=1980|location=Delhi|pages=v - ix}}</ref>)
*3 – Stone Curlews to Owls (1e 1969, 2e 1981)
**(Stone-curlews or Thick-knees; Coursers & Pratincoles; Skuas & Jaegars; Gulls & Terns; Sandgrouses; Pigeons & Doves; Parrots; Cuckoos; Barn owls; Owls<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D.|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol 3)|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1981|location=Delhi|pages=v – ix}}</ref>)
*4 – Frogmouths to Pittas (1e 1970, 2e 1983)
**(Frogmouths; Nightjars; Swifts; Trogons; Kingfishers; Bee-eaters; Rollers; Hoopoes; Hornbills; Barbets; Honeyguides; Wrynecks; Piculets; Woodpeckers; Broadbills; Pittas<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D.|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol 4)|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1983|location=Delhi|pages=v - ix}}</ref>)
*5 – Larks to the Grey Hypocolius (1e 1972, 2e 1986)
** (Larks; Swallows & Martins; Shrikes; Orioles; Drongos; Wood-swallows; Mynas & Starlings; Crows, Jays, Treepies; Waxwings<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D.|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1987|location=Delhi|pages=v - viii}}</ref>)

*6 – Cuckoo-Shrikes to Babaxes (1e 1971, 2e 1996)
**(Cuckooshrikes & Minivets; Fairy Bluebirds, Ioras, Leafbirds; Bulbuls; Babblers<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D.|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol 6)|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1996|location=Delhi|pages=v - ix}}</ref>)
*7 – Laughing Thrushes to the Mangrove Whistler (1e 1972, 2e 1996)
**(Laughingthrushes, Shrike-babblers, Tit-babblers, Sibias; Flycatchers<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D.|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1996|isbn=0 19 563590 6|location=Delhi|pages=v - viii}}</ref>)
*8 – Warblers to Redstarts (1e 1973, 2e 1997)
**(Tesias; Bush-warblers; Prinias; Tailor birds; Grassbirds; Warblers; Leaf warblers; Shortwings, Thrushes, Chats & Redstarts<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D.|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1997|isbn=0 19 563657 0|location=Delhi|pages=v - viii}}</ref>)
*9 – Robins to Wagtails (1e 1973, 2e 1998)
**(Chats, Forktails, Whistling-thrushes, Thrushes; Wrens; Dippers; Accentors; Tits; Nuthatches; Creepers; Pipits & Wagtails<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D.|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998|isbn=0 19 563695 3|location=Delhi|pages=v - ix}}</ref>)
*10 – Flowerpeckers to Buntings (1e 1974, 2e 1999)
**(Flowerpeckers; Sunbirds; White-eyes; House & Rock Sparrows; Weaverbirds & Bayas; Avadavats & Munias; Goldfinches & Allies; Buntings<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D.|title=Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan|publisher=OUP|year=1999|location=Delhi|pages=ix - xiii}}</ref>)

==References==
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