Publications E. C. Stuart Baker

1 publications

1.1 birds of north cachar
1.2 range extensions
1.3 books
1.4 hand-list
1.5 nidification of birds

publications

baker s publications focussed on north cachar hill district worked. collected eggs , published catalogue of them. published notes on species nesting had not been described allan octavian hume , sent these ibis journal. described new species elachura haplonota collected naga hunter him species had been described godwin-austen , walden under genus pnoepyga chocolatina (it called spelaeornis chocolatinus). series on bulbuls of region included paintings made him of birds set in backgrounds having ornate plants region.

in of writings pointed out errors in identification keys (for instance minivets) given e.w. oates in fauna of british india. followed more careful re-examination of specimens , established himself careful taxonomist.

this period of publications followed major series on ducks of india. these illustrated plates made j.g. keulemans. established him expert on game birds.

the work on ducks led further series on waders , other game birds , led multi-volume book on game-birds. series began in 1910 , ended in 1934. along way baker began revise list of species found in india based on work of hartert palearctic region. baker introduced trinomials in hand-list .

hand-list of birds of india


baker, e. c. s. (1920). birds of indian empire: hand-list of birds of india . journal of bombay natural history society. 27 (2): 228–247. 
baker, e. c. s. (1921). birds of indian empire: hand-list of birds of india. part 2 . journal of bombay natural history society. 27 (3): 448–491. 
baker, e. c. s. (1921). birds of indian empire: hand-list of birds of india , part 3 . journal of bombay natural history society. 27 (4): 692–744. 
baker, e. c. s. (1921). hand-list of birds of india , part 4 . journal of bombay natural history society. 28 (1): 085–106. 
baker, e. c. s. (1922). hand-list of birds of india . part 5 . journal of bombay natural history society. 28 (2): 313–333. 
baker, e. c. s. (1922). hand-list of birds of india , part 6 . journal of bombay natural history society. 28 (3): 576–594. 
baker, e. c. s. (1922). hand-list of birds of india , part 7 . journal of bombay natural history society. 28 (4): 830–873. 
baker, e. c. s. (1923). hand-list of birds of india. part 8 . journal of bombay natural history society. 29 (1): 9–22. 

range extensions

baker continued update list , make corrections , note rarities being reported , on distributions. noted occurrence of bewick s swans , anser brachyrhynchus (from near dibrugarh).

baker, e. c. s. (1901). occurrence of podiceps cristatus in assam . journal of bombay natural history society. 13 (3): 535. 
baker, e. c. s. (1901). occurrence of macrorhamphus semipalmatus in assam . journal of bombay natural history society. 13 (4): 705–706. 
baker, e. c. s. (1903). rare ducks . journal of bombay natural history society. 15(1: 141–142. 
baker, e. c. s. (1903). crested grebe . journal of bombay natural history society. 15 (1): 142–143. 
baker, e. c. s. (1903). note on clangula glaucion (the golden-eye) . journal of bombay natural history society. 15 (2): 348–349. 
baker, e. c. s. (1908). addition indian avifauna. malayan hawk-cuckoo hierococcyx fugax . journal of bombay natural history society. 18 (4): 915. 
baker, e. c. s. (1909). second occurrence of snipe-billed godwit in assam . journal of bombay natural history society. 19 (4): 994. 
baker, e. c. s. (1912). sooty tern (sterna fuliginosa) in cachar . journal of bombay natural history society. 21 (2): 684. 
baker, e. c. s. (1934). long-tailed duck . journal of bombay natural history society. 37 (3): 549–552. 

books

several of baker s works revised , produced books. significant work second edition fauna of british india series on birds. noted work in process , errors creep in. misprints , other problems pointed out instance c.b. ticehurst. t.r. livesey , hugh whistler opposed baker s use of trinomials.

baker took interest in cuckoos , puzzled on how eggs matched of hosts despite single species parasitizing multiple species of hosts entirely different kinds of eggs. believed cuckoos laid egg on ground , carried them in bills nest of host. cited hume note on shooting cuckoo egg looking of host in bill. 1 of baker s correspondent provided him blue egg oviduct of female had been shot. in later note observed cuckoos destroyed 1 or 2 of host s eggs before adding own. towards end of life baker took renewed interest in ecology , evolution of cuckoos , topic of last book in 1942.

baker, e. c. s. (1921). game-birds of india, burma , ceylon. ducks , allies. 2nd ed. vol. 1. london: bombay natural history society/john bale, sons. 
baker, e. c. s. (1921). game-birds of india, burma , ceylon. 2nd ed. vol. 2. london: bombay natural history society/john bale, sons , danielsson, ltd. 
baker, e. c. s. (1930). game-birds of india, burma, , ceylon (pheasants , bustard-quail). vol. 3. bombay natural history society. 


fauna of british india - second edition


baker, e. c. s. (1922). fauna of british india, including ceylon , burma. 2nd ed. vol. 1. london: taylor , francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1924). fauna of british india, including ceylon , burma. 2nd ed. vol. 2. london: taylor , francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1926). fauna of british india, including ceylon , burma. 2nd ed. vol. 3. london: taylor , francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1927). fauna of british india, including ceylon , burma. 2nd ed. vol. 4. london: taylor , francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1928). fauna of british india, including ceylon , burma. 2nd ed. vol. 5. london: taylor , francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1929). fauna of british india, including ceylon , burma. 2nd ed. vol. 6. london: taylor , francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1930). fauna of british india, including ceylon , burma. 2nd ed. vol. 7. london: taylor , francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1930). fauna of british india, including ceylon , burma. 2nd ed. vol. 8. synonymical catalogue, grallae—pygopodes; corrigenda , addenda; index. london: taylor , francis. 

hand-list

baker, e. c. s. (1923). hand-list of genera , species of birds of indian empire. bombay: bombay natural history society. 

nidification of birds

baker, e. c. s. (1932). nidification of birds of indian empire. vol. 1. london: taylor & francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1933). nidification of birds of indian empire. vol. 2. london: taylor & francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1934). nidification of birds of indian empire. vol. 3. london: taylor & francis. 
baker, e. c. s. (1935). nidification of birds of indian empire. vol. 4. london: taylor & francis. .


cuckoo problems


baker, e. c. s. (1942). cuckoo problems. london: h.f. & g. witherby ltd. 




^ baker, e. c. s. (1892). notes on new species of wren found in north cachar, assam . journal of bombay natural history society. 7 (3): 319–322. 
^ ripley, s. dillon (1954). notes on indian birds vi. additional comments on wren-babbler, spelaeornis (pdf). postilla (20): 1–3. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1895). identification of birds . journal of bombay natural history society. 10 (1): 151–152. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1897). note on pericrocotus speciosus vel paterculus . journal of bombay natural history society. 10 (4): 631–632. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1911). occurrence of cygnus bewicki , other swans in india . journal of bombay natural history society. 21 (1): 273–274. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1908). important additions indian avifauna. chinese crimson-horned pheasant tragopan temmincki , bewicks swan cygnus bewicki . journal of bombay natural history society. 18 (4): 753–755. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1904). occurrence of rare birds in india . journal of bombay natural history society. 15 (4): 718. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1915). review of indian swans . journal of bombay natural history society. 23 (3): 454–459. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1932). notes on fauna of british india: birds. vols. iv, v , vi (new edition) . journal of bombay natural history society 35 (4): 873. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1939). [comments to] nomenclature of birds . journ. bombay nat. hist. soc. 41 (2): 429–433. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1919). sub-species , field naturalist . journal of bombay natural history society. 26 (2): 518–524. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1924). brief reply criticisms on second edition of avifauna of british india . journal of bombay natural history society 30 (1): 207–209. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1906). oology of indian parasitic cuckoos. part . journal of bombay natural history society. 17 (1): 72–84. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1906). oology of indian parasitic cuckoos. part ii . journal of bombay natural history society. 17 (2): 351–374. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1907). oology of indian parasitic cuckoos. part iii . journal of bombay natural history society. 17 (3): 678–697. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1908). additional cuckoo notes . journal of bombay natural history society. 18 (2): 275–279. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1907). additional cuckoo notes . journal of bombay natural history society. 17 (4): 876–894. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1942). information wanted regarding cuckoos . jour. bengal nat. hist. soc. 17 (2): 53–56. 
^ baker, e. c. s. (1943). information wanted regarding cuckoos . jour. bengal nat. hist. soc. 17 (3): 92–95.