Box MS-020 Box 4
Contains 68 Results:
Aasheesh Pittie Papers
Sub-Series 4: Correspondence with fellow birders
Wilson, Duncan, bulk: 16 March 1999, 18 March 1999, 19 March 1999
Email correspondence between Wilson and Pittie regarding advice on visit to see the Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican including birding sites (Nashik, Rollapadu) and contacts with birders who could assist.
Wood, Pete, bulk: 20 October 1998 - 28 May 1999
Correspondence between Pittie and Wood of the RSPB regarding birding organisation matters and birding journal issues (JBNHS and Hornbill) sent by Pittie; as well as bird sightings and birdwatching plans. References made to a Network Group'; Asad Rahmani mentioned with regard to BNHS.
Lainer, Heinz, bulk: 9 December 1998, 29 January 1999
Corrrespondence between Lainer and Pittie regarding Pittie's bibliography, supplying new references to Pittie; and birder pleasantries.
L, Shyamal, 15 August 2000
Forum posting on birding group regarding distribution of birds and birdwatchers in India also includes thoughts on survey methods such as lay birder checklists in Quebec (EPOC) and extensive volunteer surveys in North America (BBS). Mentions Aashesh Pittie's efforts to put together sightings as a way to contribute more individual data points for additional information on species.
Lelièvre, Oliver, bulk: 15 February 2000, 15 February 2000
Correspondence between Lelièvre and Pittie regarding references from Pittie's database and general information about birding associations / contacts in India.
Lindsey, N J, 24 July 1999
Letter from Pittie to Lindsey asking permission to use Cuddappah and other AP lists for a paper authored by a friend.
Lott, Eric J, bulk: 12 October 1997, 23 November 1997
Correspondence between Lott and Pittie with pleasantries and expressing Lott's wish to add slides of Jerdon's Courser to his collection by a visit; and Pittie regretfully informing Lott that the Conservator of Forests has refused access to the area for the same.
M A F Victor, 5 January 1996
Letter from Victor with pleasantries.
Majumdar, N, bulk: 25 September 1985, 10 October 1985
Correspondence between Majumdar, asking for sight records of the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia ciconia), and Pittie replying regarding no personal records but a note in Mayura, and bibliographies on the bird.
Matthew, John, bulk: 29 December 1997, 3 January 1998
Email correspondence (chain) between Pittie and Matthew with some enquiries regarding birding literature and Andrew Robertson's proposed newsletter on the Western Ghats; and general commentary on birding taxonomy and reception of nomenclatural changes.
McMullan, G, bulk: 12 November 1984 (date of receipt), 4 April 1985, 22 April 1985
General letter by Lt/Br McMullan seeking slides for woodpeckers (Piciformes picinae); letter in reply by Pittie enclosing slides and subsequent letter of thanks and asking for intimation re other help for McMullan's private collection of woodpecker slides.
Meegama, Nalin, bulk: 4 December 1997 - 24 April 1998
Email correspondence from Meegama on the S Asia Natural History server regarding waterbody status and bird sightings in Andhra Pradesh.
Molur, Sanjay, 29 September 2003
Letter from Pittie requesting to be taken off the Editorial board of the Zoo’s Print Journal, where he was a referee for the ornithological papers.
Mundkur, Taej, bulk: 4 January 1985 - 17 February 1998
Correspondence between Mundkur and Pittie on various birding matters and pleasantries. Topics include birdwatching observations (Narsapur, Tadoba, Rajkot et al), associations such as the Oriental Bird Club and birding journals (Mayura et al) and conversion of Pittie's Bibliography to an online version; Mundkar's work in the Gulf of Kachchh; observations, census counts and remarks on conservation of the Lesser Flamingo / Flamingo.
O C Edwards family, November 1986
New Year's Greetings to Mr and Mrs A. Pittie
Pandya, Parvish, bulk: 19 February 1983 - 21 December 1985, undated
Correspondence between Pandey and Pittie, including greeting card, pleasantries as well as discussion on various birding matters. Topics included planned visits and visit descriptions (to places like Nandur-Madhmeshwar, Mussoorie), comments on seminars, articles and books, planned programmes. Mentions Sunjoy Monga and M.K. Srinath in passing.
Peacock, Mary (Mrs), 12 December 1994
Letter from Pittie to Peacock regarding design for construction of hides for birdwatching in ICRISAT and mention of birdwatching totals.
Penhallurick, John, bulk: 23 March 2000, 23 March 2000
Email to mailing list from Penhallurick seeking information on Kaziranga National Park and contact with authors of article. Reply from Pittie with references from his database on Bhutan and Kaziranga.
Per, Alstrom, bulk: 13 May 1996 - 28 March 2000
Per, Undeland, bulk: 28 November 1998, 10 December 1998
Correspondence between Per Undeland and Pittie with pleasantries and regarding receipt of book and bird song cassette (in lieu of compensation for assistance on Hyderabad trip: refer to letter of 29 July, 1998 and 1 December, 1998 in Per, Alstrom)
Peterson, Alan, 12 April 2005
Emails from Peterson forwarding queries made to Edward Dickinson (attached therewith) seeking to establish correct citations for bird taxons. References to Hodgson's work, centring on Buceros nipalensis (now Aceros nipalensis); and Treron pompadora chloropterus (Blyth).
Prasad, Anand, bulk: 22 February 2003, 28 April 2003, 28 August 2003
Correspondence from Anand to Pittie with clarifications and comments regarding some references for Pittie's Indian Bibliography project. Also proposing a trade of his literature from the journal Sea Swallows for articles from the Newsletter for Birdwatchers.
Pratibha (Mrs Pande), 24 September 2002
Letter from Pratibha, painter acquainted with Salim Ali, to Pittie, regarding use of prints sent by her and pleasantries. Reference to series of 33 paintings covering 45 spp and 200 pen and ink sketches.
Price, Trevor, bulk: 19 November 1997, 20 November 1997, 21 November 1997
Correspondence between Prince and Pittie with information on Visakhapatnam for his proposed visit.
Ramakrishna, C, bulk: 24 December 1996, 28 December 1996
Correspondence between Ramakrishna of the Madras Naturalists' Society and Pittie as to the Red Data Book project and M.N.S. members' potential contribution. Mention of Dr V.S. Vijayan (Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History) for complete list
Raha, Bishwarup N, bulk: 9 December 1996, ca 31 December 1996, 3 January 1997
Correspondence between Raha and Pittie regarding contacts, subscription to birding journals, and data for the Red Data Book questionnaire.
Rane, Ulhas, bulk: 23 October 1982 - 17 September 2000
Correspondence between Rane and Pittie on various birding matters. Includes birding camp observations and encouraging words on birding observation; comments on birding notes and birding education; mentions Rane's impending marriage to Renee Borges, at that time researching Giant Squirrels; and further his plans for professional practice in landscape and environmental design in South India; mentions the demise of Mr Serrao.
Rangaswami, S - Letter from Futehally, Zafar, 29 December 1999
Letter from Futehally to Rangaswami regarding approaching Suresh Prabhu, former Minister of Environment and then Minister of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, for support for wetland rehabilitation and conservation.
Rangaswami, S (Regarding Rishi Valley Education Centre) (1999), bulk: 31 March 1999 - 16 October 1999
Rangaswami, S (Regarding Rishi Valley Education Centre) (2000s), bulk: 1 February 2000 - 9 July 2003
Correspondence between Rangaswami and Pittie around birding education and Rishi Valley Education Centre - Institute of Bird Studies and Natural History. It also includes mentions of Rangaswami's health crises and personal life changes, corrections and errata to course material, an article on Rishi Valley in the Spanish magazine Planeto HUMANO, and appreciation for PITTA as a one-of-a-kind Indian birding newsletter.
Rangaswami, S (Regarding Rishi Valley Education Centre - Ephemera), bulk: 28 December 1983, ca February 2000, 28 February 2001.
Clippings in correspondence between Pittie and Rangaswami - regarding spiritual experience of Krishnamurti at Rishi Valley; Rangaswami's letter to the editor of The Hindu regarding the letters of Charity, mention of a painting by G.F. Watts; speech by Radhika Herberger titled 'S. Rangaswami - The Naturalist : A Tribute'
Rasmussen, Pamela, bulk: 18 June 1996 - 31 December 1997
Redman, Nigel, bulk: 7 September 1994 - 10 October 1994
Correspondence between Redman and Pittie regarding information on Rollapadu. Includes attachment of references extracted by Pittie. Mentions Ranjit Manakadan of BNHS working on Rollapadu's ecology.
Roberts, T J, 7 December 2000
Regarding Roberts’ review letter on note on circumorbital skin of the Grey Hornbill for JBNHS. Request to use sections in the (corrected) note and for clarification of some doubts.
Robertson, Andrew (1990-1991), bulk: 12 December 1990, 26 January 1991
Correspondence between Robertson and Pittie regarding exchange of subscriptions and additions to collection via supplying books or xeroxes.
Robertson, Andrew (1992), bulk: 3 March 1992 - 18 December 1992
Robertson, Andrew (1993), bulk: 6 January 1993 - 23 December 1993
Robertson, Andrew (1994), bulk: 5 January 1994 - 2 July 1994
Correspondence between Pittie and Robertson, mainly on how to proceed with the article with errata, additions and comments for the Nomenclature publication. Mention of S. Sridhar as publisher, Tim Inskipp's bibliography for Pittie's reference, and other research questions, and practical matters related to birding observations.
Robertson, Andrew (1995), 22 December 1995
Letter from Pittie to Robertson regarding completion of Pittie's index, request for corrections and pleasantries
Robertson, Andrew (1996), bulk: 13 August 1996 -19 December 1996
Correspondence between Robertson and Pittie regarding birding matters. Includes discussion of Red Data Book Species; Pittie's Index and Andhra Pradesh distribution map project.
Roy, S N, bulk: 8 April 1994, 17 October 1994, 4 November 1994
Correspondence between Roy and Pittie regarding Roy's birding list of 108 birds for the area near Chikoti Gardens and Pittie's comments. Includes letter from Roy to the Editor of the Deccan Chronicle regarding his observations of the marshland with attached list of birds in the area.
S Karthikeyan, 1 December 1999
Letter from Pittie with suggestions on Karthikeyan’s booklet.
Sagar, Hem, bulk: 3 September 1999, 16 March 2000, 11 April 2000
Email correspondence between Sagar and Pittie on birding matters. Includes information from Sagar re Koshi Camp in Nepal; and Pittie seeking references from the region for his database, following his indexing of the Danphe publication.
Sankaran, Ravi, bulk: 11 February 1998, 18 February 1998
Correspondence from Sankaran sharing report on the Edible-nest Swiftlet and seeking support for preservation and Pittie stating he will publish the letter in Pitta and expressing interest in Sankaran's newsletter issue on the Florican.
Santharam, V, bulk: 10 July 1996 - 27 February 2000.
Sathasivam, Kumaran, bulk: 11 December 1996 - 5 November 1999
Correspondence between Sathasivam and Pittie regarding various birding matters. Includes pleasantries; sharing of and requests for information such as lists and bird records; confirmation of localities (Nelliampathy Hills); introduction of Sanjeeva Nayaka for Pittie's art show endeavour etc.
Schmitt, John, 3 February 1994
Pleasantries and recalling visit to India upon use of notebooks for illustrating raptors for Ripley’s Birds of India, including studies for the plates of the book.
Schoedel, Simon, bulk: 7 December 1999, 9 December 1999
Emails between Schoedel and Pittie regarding information for the sighting record of the Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata in Nepal.
Sengupta, Dipankar, bulk: 28 October 1996, 4 November 1996, 22 November 1996
Correspondence between Sengupta and Pittie, succeeding correspondence between Futehally and Sengupta regarding references on insectivorous birds.
Shahabuddin, Ghazala, bulk: 5 April 1996 - 16 September 1999
Swamy, Subramanya (1995 - 1996), bulk: 11 March 1995 - 30 November 1996
Email correspondence between Swamy and Pittie on birding projects and conferences. Topics include an informal association for birding projects and discussion of whether to include field work and the risks thereof (loss of bird nests for e.g.); Swamy's project on Heronries and request for theses on Spotbilled Pelican; DMAP software; and discussion of Pan Asian Conference venue changes. Attachments includes forwarded letter from Richard Grimmett and article by Swamy.
Swamy, Subramanya (1997), bulk: 10 February 1997 - 23 November 1997
Email correspondence between Swamy and Pittie principally around Swamy's article on Heronries of Andhra Pradesh. Dicussion includes confirmation of existing and abandoned heronries; DMAP maps; and publication in Mayura; and general internet forums and servers for natural history. Includes attachments of maps of waterbodies / wetland localities in Andhra Pradesh and heronries, existing and lost. Mention of Dr Eric Lott and rediscovery of Blewitt's Owl.
Swamy, Subramanya (1998), bulk: 7 March 1998 - 10 December 1998
Email correspondence between Swamy and Pittie including pleasantries and regarding various birding projects and articles. Topics include a proposed article on Col. Sparrow's egg collection; birding notes; requests for references; various technological tools; thoughts on pricing of Pittie's Bibliographic Index; and plumage variation of the Yellow-throated Bulbul (YTB)
Swamy, Subramanya (1999), bulk: 10 February 1999 - December 10 1999
Email correspondence between Swamy and Pittie on various birding projects. Topics include references for Swamy's Atlas records; back-up reference requests from Swamy and Pittie; and bird sighting details (at Coorg, Uma Maheswaram et al). Persons mentioned include Amitabh Poddar and Harkirat Sangha as a willing contributor for birding notes on Rajasthan and Punjab to Pitta.
Thomas, P T, bulk: 2 September 1990 - 24 October 1990
Correspondence between Thomas and Pittie regarding sale of some old issues of the Newsletter for Birdwatchers' and nature books by Thomas. Includes a letter from Pittie to one Mr Amitabh Poddar (relation) for collection of books and two money orders for the same.
Tobias, Joe, bulk: 13 March 2001, 15 March 2001
Emails between Tobias and Pittie regarding some unfound references from various birdwatching journals.
Tyabji, Hashim, 17 March 1992
Regarding Questers’ Tours and Travels launching a tour in India, suggesting a person to assist in planning.
Uthaman, P K, bulk: 5 April 1992, 9 August 1993
Letters from Pittie to Field Publicity Officer Uthaman requesting a paper and thanking him for receipt of the paper.
Uttangi, J C, bulk: 5 March 1996, 15 March 1996, 18 March 1996
Correspondence between Pittie and Uttangi regarding cited papers and status of the journal Myforest sought for Pittie's bibliographic index.
Verghese, Abraham, bulk: 25 June 1995, 7 July 1995
Letter from Pittie to Verghese offering congratulations on Verghese's publication of Insect Environment and some comments. Postcard reply from Verghese with thanks.
Violani, Carl, 29 October 2003
Letter from Violani of the Universita Degli Studi di Pavia replying to Pittie’s request for information on Indian ornithology, enclosing various papers and lists of the Genoa museum ornithological collections in photocopy
Vyas, Raju, 10 May 2000
Letter from Vyas with clarifications and errata in Vyas’ Supplementary note on the herpetofauna of Gir Forests in the Zoos’ Print Journal.
Waheed, M A, 27 August 1993
Request from Waheed for copies of checklist of birds of Andhra Pradesh for Conservator of Forestors, Mr. L.K.B. Rao
Wesley, Daniel H to Futehally, Zafar, bulk: 30 July 1994, 18 August 1994
Letter from Wesley to Futehally, forwarded with aside by Futehally to Pittie, regarding difficulties of appropriate indexing for papers. With reference to his article on 'nest temperature regulation during incubation' published in the NLBW vol 34 no 3 and indexed by Pittie.
Wesley, Daniel H, bulk: 22 March 1996 - 15 December 1996
Correspondence between Wesley and Pittie on birding research. In the form of requesting papers and references for Pittie's Bibliographic Index to the Ornithology of the Indian Region; requests for books and information on training in bird ringing and journals such as Mayura, JBNHS, Pavo, Forktail and OBC's Bulletin; and various opinions on the nature of Newsletter for Birdwatchers.
Whitehouse, Steve, 1 May 1995
Letter from Pittie to Whitehouse of the Foreign Bird Reports & Information Service Regarding sharing of foreign birder’s published matter from trips to India.