Box MS-020 Box 3
Contains 64 Results:
Aasheesh Pittie Papers
Series 1: Zafar Futehally Correspondence
Series 3: Correspondence with other birders
Letters - January - June 1998, bulk: 2 January 1998 - 18 May 1998
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie on various birding matters. Topics include the status of Andrew Robertson's Western Ghats newsletter; the importance of inclusion of birding checklists following exclusion by Futehally in the Newletter for Birdwatchers and other comments; exchange of journals and subscriptions; Birding Notes column in Pitta; and Kazmiercak's birding in Northeast India.
Letters - July - December 1998, bulk: 10 July 1998 - 22 December 1998
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie on various birding matters. Discussion on topics such as Kazmiercak's Birdwatchers' Guide; Pittie's bibliographic index; journal subscriptions; softward operations; Kazmiercak's proposed BNHS talk and trip to South India. Also includes Kazmiercak's correspondence with Ashish Kothari on accessibility of South Asian natural history books to Indians. Reference to KG - probably Kumar Ghorpade - in context of BNHS increasing user base.
Letters - January 1999, bulk: 6 January 1999 - 28 January 1999
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie on Pittie's draft review of Kazmiercak's book. Includes mention of some birding sites (Hampi and Kolleru lake for the Asian Waterfowl Census) and briding references, papers and journals.
Letters - February 1999, bulk: 10 February 1999 - 28 February 1999
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie with pleasantries and discussions on research for birding books; pocket guide editions of birding books; Kazmiercak requesting confirmation of some records in the Newsletter regd. Frigate birds. (Fregata andrewsi)
Letters - March - April 1999, bulk: 1 March 1999 - 30 April 1999
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie regarding birding references and records for distribution maps for Kazmiercak's book.
Letters - May 1999, bulk: 1 May 1999 - 29 May 1999
Letters - June 1999, bulk: 4 June 1999 - 30 June 1999
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie regarding birding maps and records of Andhra Pradesh for Kazmiercak's book. Further discussion of WASH. Mentions Tim Inskipp.
Letters - July 1999, bulk: 1 July 1999 - 26 July 1999
Letters - September - December 1999, bulk: 18 September 1999 -14 November 1999
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie about various matters related to birding research and discussion groups. Topics include the OrientalBirding group; Tirupati record for Pompador pigeons Treron pompadora; Grimskipp book; references and reviews in Ibis and other journals;
Letters - January - April 2000, bulk: 13 February 2000 - 6 April 2000
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie on various matters related to payments for birding journals, birding books and birding research requests. Included email from Pittie to Oliver Lelièvre, regarding payment modalities for his reference request from Pittie's database.
Letters - June 2000, bulk: 11 June 2000 - 24 June 2000
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie on various matters related to birding. This includes Kazmiercak's field guide; the pricing of Pittie's Bibliographic Index; and requests for books and references.
Letters - July - December 2000, bulk: 6 July 2000 - 19 September 2000, bulk: 21 September 2000, 11 October 2000
Email correspondence between Kazmiercak and Pittie on various matters related to birding. This includes Kazmiercak's field guide and Pittie's review of it; futher discussions on the pricing and e-version of Pittie's Bibliographic Index; and requests for books and references.
Letters - 2001, bulk: 4 January 2001 - 10 December 2001
Correspondence between Aasheesh to Kazmiercak regarding various birding matters. This includes a letter asking Kazmiercak not to resign from the BNHS and other comments on the BNHS; discussion and comments on Pittie's bibliographic Index in e-form mailed to Kazmiercak along with Papyrus software. Includes postal receipts for journal subscriptions taken out by Pittie for Kazmiercak.
Research notes and references - multi-dated, bulk: 24 January 2001 / 5 October 1997
List of bibliographic references, indexed by Pittie via Papyrus. These includes references sent from Krys to Tim (Inskipp) and forwarded to Pittie. Projects these concern are India Bibliography; Selective Bird List from a Birdwatcher's Gude to India; and Namdapha Checklist.
Sub-Series 4: Correspondence with fellow birders
Allen, Desmond, bulk: 7 April 2000 - 8 April 2000.
Correspondence between Allen and Pittie regarding range of database and citations on bulbuls.
Ambedkar, Vijaykumar C, bulk: 30 April 2005, 4 May 2005
Correspondence between Pittie and Ambedkar regarding reference of Ambedkar's in Pittie's Bibliography, on the Anatidae of South India
Bahr, Norbert, bulk: 26 June 2003 - 2 September 2003
Email correspondence between Bahr and Pittie on citations of bird records from German journals later entered into Pittie's database per marginalia; and other discussion of bird specimen typing.
Bharucha, Erach, 27 May 2002
Letter to Pittie requesting him to write accounts of persons and conservation gains for his chapter on history of Conservation.
Bhatnagar, S P, 17 April 2002
Letter from Pittie replying to Bhatnagar’s query regarding author of Phoenicopterus ruber (described by Linneaus) (see also: MS-020-3-1-2-43)
Bhattacharjee, P C, 10 December 1998
Letter from Pittie regarding meaning of an Assamese word for his paper on scientific bird names.
Bhushan, Bharat, bulk: 10 February 1988 - 20 September 1999
Correspondence between Bhushan and Pittie regarding various bird conservation matters. Topics include bird conservation around Hyderabad; the Journal of Indian Bird Records and Conversation; archiving the Pitta or Mayura; confirmation of Eastern Ghats survey locations districtwise; and Treron pompadora presence in the Eastern Ghats.
Butchart, S H M, bulk: 21 January 1999, 28 January 1999, 2 March 2000
Correspondence between Dr Butchart and Pittie with regards to birding research assistance in the Goa area; and from Pittie, requesting clarifications for certain citations to be entered into his database.
C Sashi Kumar, 7 March 1997
Letter from Pittie seeking information about the NLBW and Prof Neelkantan, particularly whether he had retained earlier issues of the same, for his bibliographic index.
Carroll, John C, bulk: 22 November 1998, 23 November 1998, 17 December 1998
Correspondence between Pittie and Carroll regarding birding in Hyderabad (with University of Hyderabad campus listed as an important site) and Andhra, with Pittie furnishing particulars and issue of Pitta.
Chacko, P T, 3 January 2001
Reply from Pittie with references and citations to email query by Chacko about Heuglin’s Gull.
Chakravarthy, A K, bulk: 26 March 1999, 8 April 1999
Letter from Pittie forwarding a letter from one Avijit Sarkhel for assistance to Dr Chakravarthy, Department of Entomology at University of Agriculture and Dr Chakravarthy's reply in the affirmative with details.
Chavda, Divyabhanush, bulk: 21 January 1997 - 3 June 2000
Correspondence between Chavda and Pittie regarding citations of the late Dharmakumarsinhaji for a bibliography and publications on the Indian Falconry.
Chubanova, Tanja, bulk: 24 July 1999, 25 July 1999
Correspondence between Chubanova and Pittie requesting data on wetlands and impact of major development work on waterfowl.
Clark, William S (Bill), bulk: 21 February 1991 - 17 March 1993
Correspondence between Clark and Pittie on various birding matters. Topics include duplication of Pittie's slide of a white-bellied sea eagle from a joint birding trip; a letter with Clark's draft manuscript on India raptor names and Pittie's comments on the same; a request for literature on species re-introduction by Pittie, Clark providing material on raptor re-introduction; and general pleasantries and greetings.
Clarke, Roger, bulk: 18 January 1998 - 3 December 1999
Correspondence between Clarke and Pittie on various birding research matters. Topics include Pittie's comments and rectifications for Clarke's book; requests for papers for Pittie's collection and other reminders and requests; advice from Clarke on Pittie's Forsman note; Clarke's proposal for a project for comparative study of data from old papers and present status of birdlife in India etc.
Clement, Peter, 10 January 2002
Letter from Clement enclosing paper on Amur Falcon migration from the B.O.C. Bulletin and thanking Pittie for assistance.
Das, Indraneil, bulk: 4 November 1998, 17 March 2000, 19 March 2000
Email correspondence between Das and Pittie regarding birding localities and districts they are located in etc.
de By, Rolf, bulk: 22 June 1999, 23 June 1999, 15 July 1999
Email correspondence between de By and Pittie with information requests and discussion of new species included on observation page maintained by de By (University of Twente).
Doettlinger, Hermann, bulk: 8 February 1999 - 13 February 1999
Email correspondence between Doettlinger and Pittie regarding Doettlinger's request for sight records of the Indian Peregrine Falcon.
Desai, Gurunath, bulk: 22 March 1999, 25 March 1999
Clarificatory letter on bird nest numbers by Desai regarding Pittie's review of his article on Gudavi bird sanctuary; Pittie's reply emphasising the importance of bird counting.
Desai, R N, bulk: 24 November 2001, 22 December 2001
Letter by Pittie seeking copies of Dr Desai's papers and clarification on record of Ardea insignis; reply supplying copies of some and stating ongoing search for photographic evidence.
de Silva, Gehan, bulk: 27 August 1998, 29 August 1998
Replies by Gehan de Silva on the Natural History of South Asia forum replying to Ashish Kothari on high pricing of natural history books.
Devarshi, Dhirendra, bulk: 14 November 2000 - 8 April 2001
Email correspondence requesting references from Pittie's database and copies thereof
Duckworth, Will / William, bulk: 4 December 2001, 6 February 2002
Correspondence regarding Duckworth's visit to Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary and arrangments by the Birding Society of Andhra Pradesh (BSAP) . Includes letter from Cheryl Nath to Pittie regarding arrangements for his visit; and letter from Duckworth to Pittie with draft report of his observations at Rollapadu.
Ganesh, T (1985-1989), bulk: 5 May 1985 - 18 December 1989
Correspondence between Pittie and Ganesh (with Kannaiah mentioned) regarding various bird sightings (such as the first record of Black stork in A.P, Great Indian Bustard, Spotted Redshank, Forest Wagtail, Rosy Pastor etc) and records, lists and notes thereof for journals like Pitta / Mayura, including comments and corrections; pleasantries and birding plans; Ganesh's course projects.
Ganesh, T (1990), bulk: 8 January 1990 - 27 February 1990
Correspondence between Pittie and Ganesh on birding matters and their birding circle. Includes updates on mutual birding acquaintances; sight records; and seminar being organized by Pittie or BSAP.
Ganesh, T (2000), bulk: 3 April 2000 - 18 May 2000
Correspondence between Pittie and Ganesh on birding research. These include arranging for reprints; seeking a research assistant, proposed work projects such as a biodiversity assessments of ecodevelopment in the Nagarjuna-Srisailam tiger reserve; and/or other work in Andhra Pradesh.
Ghorpade, Kumar, bulk: 18 November 1985 - 20 October 1986
Correspondence between Ghorpade and Pittie on various birding interests. Topics include pleasantries, journal subscriptions and book requests, birdwatching arrangments (for Eturnagaram and Pakhal), and mentions of bird range / altitude distribution notes (e.g. for the Small Blue Kingfisher at Ooty, Blackwinged Kite above Coonoor)
Gole, Prakash:, 28 March 2001
Enclosing list of references on the bar-headed goose subsequent to Gole's request for information in the Newletter for Birdwatchers Vol 41 No 1 P 9
Grasser, Ron and Grasser, Suvimol, bulk: 18 November 1998 - 16 September 1999
Email correspondence between Grasser and Pittie regarding various birding plans and itineraries. Topics include descriptions of birding and natural observations in Thailand, in Kanha and Andhra Pradesh (Tirupati, Talakona) and Grasser's plans to travel to the Pantanal, Brazil. Also includes correspondence between C Tom Hash to Grasser regarding birding in Indian sites (ICRISAT) and other travels and plans (proposed Eastern Ghats survey by C Tom Hash).
Gregory, Steven and Dickinson, Edward, bulk: 26 January 2003 - 10 August 2003
Email correspondence between Pittie and Gregory & Dickinson on clarification sought by Pittie of citations referring to nomenclature history for certain bird species; further emails from Pittie for clarification of references from the BBOC.
Grewal, Bikram, bulk: 3 February 1997 - 27 May 1997
Correspondence between Grewal and Pittie on Grewal's birding society Bird Link and Grewal's comprehensive list of Bird Books, Reports and published checklists of the Indian Subcontinent.
Grubh, B Robert, bulk: 26 October 1995, 15 March 1996, 10 April 1996
Correspondence from Grubh regarding the Symposium on conservation and management of the Suchindram-Theroor wetlands organised by the Institution for Restroation of Natural Environment; includes request from Pittie for some copies for his indexing project.
Guthrie, Richard, 2 July 1999
Email reply from Pittie to Guthrie’s request for canisters of sand from a nearby water body; and providing a snippet on bird mimics.
Holt, Paul, bulk: 2 August 2000 - 6 August 2000
Email correspondence between Holt and Pittie regarding additional references and sources for Holt's book on Birds of Goa.
Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim, bulk: 3 March 1996 - 10 January 2001
Bulk of correspondence is between Pittie and Tim Inskipp regarding various birding research data-points. Topics include distribution records of birds in Andhra Pradesh & Pittie's list of additional ranges for maps in Grimmett/Inskipp & Inskipp's book; Ploceus benghalensis plumage variation references and comments; request for records of Pompador pigeons. Also includes card from Carol Inskipp thanking Pittie for journal issue and his bibliographic index.
K, Jaganmohan Rao, 28 February 1996
Letter from Pittie thanking Rao, Chief Conservator of Forests, Office of the Principal CCF and reporting sighting of the Jerdon’s Courser.
Kacher, Lavkumar (Letters to Zafar forwarded to Pittie), bulk: 28 February 1995 - 18 July 2001
Correspondence between Kacher and Zafar on various birding ornithological societies and journals in India. Includes comments on the Ornithological Council of India; comments on Salim Ali's taxonomy knowledge; commentary on junior birders including Pittie and Rishad Naoroji. Includes letter from Kacher to Ghorpade encouraging investment in the younger amateur birding generation. Includes letter to Rishad Naoroji re his call informing him about Humayun's (Abdulali) death.
Kacher, Lavkumar (1990 - 1999), bulk: 24 June 1995 - 17 December 1998
Kacher, Lavkumar (2000 - 2009), bulk: 29 August 2000 - 1 September, 2004
Letters, postcard and email correspondence between Kacher and Pittie. Includes expression of gratitude for the BSAP's actions; observations on bird nesting activity and population health; profile on Humayan Abdulali; and references from Pittie's Bibliography.
Kacher, Lavkumar (Condolences to family), 7 March 2015
Letter of condolence to the family of Lavkumar Kacher on his demise.
Kakarlapudi, Seeta Rama Krishna Raju (K S R Krishna Raju), bulk: 4 December 1996 - 18 March 2000
Correspondence between K.S.R. and Pittie on various birding research interests. Topics include birding plans and logistics for Lamna Singhi; and Tikapura, Atagarh, Satkosia, Bhitarkarnika, Chilka and other locations for the Orissa Birding survey; invitation to and enquiries on birding in Visakhapatnam; mention of papers on H. blewitti and a report of Andhra bauxite mining.
Kumar, Ajith, bulk: 7 December 1996, 12 December 1996
Correspondence between Kumar and Pittie regarding species sighting on birding trip to shola forests at Top Slip and Vagaliyar. (Lists from Pittie; co-ordinates and frog name Rana temporalis from Kumar)
Kundi, Tulasi Rao (K Tulasi Rao), bulk: 12 April 1997, 16 April 1997, 23 April 1997
Letter from Pittie with suggestions for and enclosing corrected proofs of K. Tulasi Rao's work Checklist of Birds of Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, and containing suggestions. Also include postal acknowledgments of the same
Lachungpa, Usha G, bulk: 5 March 1996, 20 March 1996, 13 April 1996
Correspondence between Pittie and Lachungpa (Project Officer, Wildlife Officer, Government of Sikkim) regarding a citation on Sikkim birds from the Sikkim Gazetteer.