Bird food plants Bird food plants Bird food plants are certain trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants bear fruits which afford food for birds. These have been discovered by observation, and by the scientific examination of the contents of birds' stomachs. By planting those species, therefore, which have been proved most desirable and that are suited to the climate and soil of the chosen location, birds can be attracted to the vicinity of dwelling houses or to any other desired spot as a copse or shrubbery, or, on the other hand, lured away from valuable orchards, since they appear to like best arid, bitter,
An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region a discussion of the rationale behind the choice of English names, the systematic list (195 pages), a 17-page references list containing 814 items, and indexes of both English and scientific names. There is also a map of the region covered (supplementing the textual description within the introduction), and a list of eight excluded species. Works which used this work for their taxonomic basis include: Reviews of the checklist can be found in the following: An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region is a 1996 softback book published