Presentation made at the Forestry College, Ponnampet in 2010 on the work of F N Betts as an inspiration for ornithologists in Coorg

1. F N Betts (1906-1973) An introduction to his ornithological contributions L. Shyamal [email_address] Catriona Child

2. Shyamal, L. 2007. Opinion: taking Indian ornithology into the Information Age. Indian Birds 3(4):122-137 . Image: Wikipedia The historical context

3. Image: Smithsonian Museum's website http://www.si.edu/.

5. Local knowledge

6. Problems with the books

7. Missed ?

8. Still unknown

9. Out of place

10. Timing

13. Further study needed

14. Dummy nests

15. JBNHS 1937-1938 Ecological notes

17. Concepts - niches, allopatry

19. A lull during the rains

22. Data collation

23. Large scale studies

24. Accumulating evidence

25. Seeing the difference

26. Keeping an eye on change

27. Fact or fiction?

28. From Garcia, CA et al. 2009 Biodiversity Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities of Coffee Agroforests in the Western Ghats, India. Conservation Biology Slow changes can be missed 1977 1997

29. From Garcia, CA et al. 2009 Biodiversity Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities of Coffee Agroforests in the Western Ghats, India. Conservation Biology An opportunity 2007