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- 1 2 Ali, S & SD Ripley (1999). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Edition 2. Vol. 10. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D (1980). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol1). Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. vii–xi.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D (1980). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol 2). Delhi. pp. v–ix.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D. (1981). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol 3). Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. v–ix.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D. (1983). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol 4). Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. v–ix.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D. (1987). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. v–viii.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D. (1996). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (Vol 6). Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. v–ix.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D. (1996). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. v–viii. ISBN 0 19 563590 6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D. (1997). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. v–viii. ISBN 0 19 563657 0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D. (1998). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. v–ix. ISBN 0 19 563695 3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ali, S. & Ripley, S.D. (1999). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Delhi: OUP. pp. ix–xiii.
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