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• Dr. Salim Ali

  Indian ornithologist, the ‘Birdman of India’; led landmark bird surveys and strengthened BNHS.
• A.E. Jones

  Collector linked to BNHS; limited public biographical info found.
• Humayun Abdulali

  Indian ornithologist; major BNHS collections and conservation work incl. frog legs export ban.
• Br. Antonio Navarro

  Missionary/brother associated with natural history collecting; limited details available.
• V.S. Lapersonne

  Historic India-based collector; sparse biographical records online.
• BNHS Party

  Field parties of the Bombay Natural History Society conducting surveys and collections.
• Maj. H.J. Walton I.M.S

  British Indian Medical Service officer and collector; limited online biography.
• Unspecified

  Collector not recorded on labels or records.
• C.M. Inglis

  Colin M. Inglis, ornithologist in India; contributed to JBNHS and collections.
• E.C. Stuart Baker

  British civil servant and ornithologist, author of The Fauna of British India (Birds).
• Col. J.E.B. Hotson

  British officer and naturalist in India; collected across western India.
• T.R. Bell

  Thomas Reid Davys Bell, lepidopterist in India; notable butterfly collections.
• N.B. Kinnear

  Norman Boyd Kinnear, first paid curator of BNHS; later British Museum ornithologist.
• Capt. H. J. Fulton

  British officer and collector in India/Burma; limited consolidated biography.
• J.P.Cook

  Historic collector in India; online details scarce.
• Capt. C.R.S. Pitman

  Charles R. S. Pitman, British herpetologist and conservationist in Africa/India.
• R.E. Cheeseman

  Major R.E. Cheesman, explorer and naturalist; collected in Arabia and beyond.
• P.T.L. Dodsworth

  Collector linked to India; little biographical info online.
• J. K. Stanford

  J.K. Stanford, British civil servant and naturalist; collected in Burma.
• Fr. N.A. Fuller

  Priest/missionary collector; limited published biography found.
• N.A.Baptista

  Indian naturalist/collector associated with BNHS; limited online records.
• Bhutan Bird Survey

  Organised bird survey team operating in Bhutan.
• G. A. Perreau

  George A. Perreau, colonial-era officer/collector; sparse online details.
• S.H. Prater

  Stanley Henry Prater, BNHS curator; author of The Book of Indian Animals.
• Dr. H. N. Coltart

  Physician-naturalist in India; contributed specimens to BNHS.
• A.M. Primrose

  Collector in India; limited online biography.
• P.K. Rajagopalan

  Indian naturalist/collector; details sparse in public sources.
• C.E. Capito

  Collector cited in Indian natural history records; little online info.
• S. Basil Edwardes

  British officer/collector in India; limited consolidated biography.
• G.W. Vidal

  Government officer and naturalist in Bombay Presidency; contributed to BNHS.
• J. C. Anderson

  Collector in India; limited online details.
• Geoffrey Francis Archer

  British administrator and naturalist; Governor of British Somaliland.
• F.M. Bailey

  Frederick Marshman Bailey, British explorer and naturalist of Himalaya/Tibet.
• Maj.H.H.Harrington

  Major H.H. Harrington, colonial-era collector; limited online biography.
• Charles McCann

  BNHS naturalist and curator; prolific contributor to JBNHS.
• American Museum

  American Museum of Natural History expeditions/teams contributing specimens.
• Roger Lloyd Kennion

  British officer/collector in India; limited online biography.
• S. L. Whymper

  Surgeon-naturalist and collector in India; details sparse.
• Nilgiris Bird Survey

  Organised survey team documenting avifauna of the Nilgiris.
• Indian Museum

  Kolkata’s Indian Museum; national collections and historic expeditions.
• Edward Hamilton Aitken

  E.H. Aitken (‘Eha’), humorist and naturalist; wrote on Indian birds and nature.
• Capt. H. Wood. R.E

  Royal Engineers officer and collector; limited online details.
• K.C. MacDonald

  Collector in India; online details scarce.
• Arunachal Pradesh Bird Survey

  Organised survey documenting birds of Arunachal Pradesh.
• Maj. C.H. Stockley

  Major C.H. Stockley, naturalist and sportsman; wrote on Indian fauna.
• G.C. Shortridge

  Guy C. Shortridge, zoologist and collector in Africa and Asia.
• Dr. H.C. Aldrich

  Dr. Aldrich was a medical doctor based in India who contributed observations on birds to the BNHS. Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL): You can find digitized volumes of the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS) where he is mentioned. JBNHS Volume 46 (1946): See page 374 for his notes on the "Nesting of the Indian Shag." JBNHS Volume 44 (1943): He is listed in the members' section as Aldrich, H. C., M.D.
• William Lee-Warner

  British administrator in India; occasional natural history interests.
• A.E. Ward

  Collector in India; online details limited.
• A. Mears

  Collector cited in BNHS records; limited online biography.
• M.M. Mackenzie

  Collector/naturalist in India; limited online info.
• Capt. A. Newnham

  British officer and collector in India; details scarce.
• F.E.W. Venning

  Collector in India; limited biographical data available.
• A.R. Villar

  Collector linked to India/Burma; sparse online record.
• A. F. R. Wollaston

  Explorer-naturalist; participated in New Guinea and Everest expeditions.
• C.H. Donald

  Ornithologist in India; coauthored papers in JBNHS.
• Avifauna Project

  Organised project contributing avifaunal records and specimens.
• Dr. J.M. Falkiner

  Physician-naturalist/collector; limited published details.
• Robert B. Grubh

  Indian ornithologist and conservationist; worked on raptors and bustards.
• H.V. O'Donel

  Collector/administrator in India; limited online details.
• E. Henricks

  Historic collector cited in Indian natural history records; little online biographical data.
• R.J. Pimento

  Rex J. Pimento, BNHS Bird Room in-charge; honored in taxa names; limited public bio details.
• S.D. Ripley

  S. Dillon Ripley, American ornithologist; coauthored Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan with Sálim Ali.
• C. A. Crump

  Collector/administrator in India; limited online details.
• S.A. Hussain

  Indian ornithologist and conservationist; associated with BNHS and avifaunal surveys.
• R.C. Waltner

  Collector/naturalist referenced in BNHS records; little online biography.
• Delme Radcliffe

  Colonial-era officer/collector in South Asia; scant consolidated public biography.
• P.B. Shekar

  Indian collector referenced in BNHS/avifaunal records; limited online biography.
• J.P. Mills

  J.P. Mills, British administrator and ethnographer of Assam/Nagas; natural history interests.
• Philby

  Harry St John Bridger Philby, British Arabist and explorer; collected in Arabia.
• Bharat Bhushan

  Indian ornithologist and curator; associated with BNHS and avifaunal studies in India.
• P.W. Soman

  Indian naturalist/collector cited in BNHS records; limited online details.
• A. Sheriff

  Collector in India; sparse public biographical data available.
• S.S. Lightfoot

  Colonial-era collector; little consolidated online biography.
• Col. A. S. G. Jayakar

  Lt. Col. Atmaram Sadashiv G. Jayakar, Indian Army medical officer and naturalist.
• Capt. C.M. Ingoldby

  British officer/collector in India; biographical details scarce online.
• N.G. Pillai

  Indian collector or official linked to natural history; limited public information.
• G. Monteath

  Collector/naturalist in India; limited online biographical record.
• R.S. Dharmakumar Singhji

  Indian naturalist from Kathiawar royal family; ornithology and conservation.
• Baroda Museum

  Institutional or survey party credited as collector/source.
• B.A. Rokeley

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.
• Russian Museum

  Institutional or survey party credited as collector/source.
• Colombo Museum

  Institutional or survey party credited as collector/source.
• W.S. Millard

  W. S. Millard, BNHS secretary; guided early Indian ornithologists and collections.
• R. Brocke

  Collector credited on labels; little online trace.
• C.Maries

  C. Maries, historical collector; limited public biographical data.
• H.W. Wells

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.
• Sir Percy Zachariah Cox

  British colonial administrator and diplomat in the Middle East; natural history interests.
• Jamedar Kartarsingh

  Local jemadar/guide credited as collector; specific bio scarce.
• S. Armstrong

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.
• Edward Oswald Shebbeare

  British forester and mountaineer in India; naturalist and shikar writings.
• E.J. Ross

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.
• Hugh Whistler

  British ornithologist in India; prolific JBNHS contributor and collector.
• Capt. R.S. Kennedy

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.
• J.M.D. Mackenzie

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.
• J.H. Crooke

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.
• F.L. Hughes

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.
• B.C. Ellison

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.
• F.J.R. Field

  Field, colonial-era collector cited on labels; limited biography.
• D.A. Barreto

  Collector/naturalist associated with BNHS-era records; limited public bio.