Hi, Krushnamegh ji, Your point is well taken & I think everybody should make an effort to identify first himself. I have tried my best with the available resources with me including your & Isaac ji's book. i.e. why subject heading is what I came close to. As far as on-line resources are concerned (including Wikipedia), this one can use for verification etc. once one knows or close to the Id & depending upon the availability of net.
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 11:35 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > dear mr. garg, > > i just want to make a general point for everyone who puts out pictures for > ID requests, this is nothing specific to your query. i want to point out > that i have spent days to make the resources i have put together on my > website publicly available. this is an example: > > http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/PhotographyPieridae/pages/C > ommonEmigrant2_jpg.htm > > i have also said previously that if you have tried this and other online > resources (because they are free) but been unsure about identification, and > if you mention* specifics* of where you were stuck, then i (and i am sure > many others) will be more willing to help in every case that's brought up. > but if you don't show any effort on your part to identify your pictures, > then there is little reason why i would do that. also, if you won't use the > resources i have made available or the information in my previous emails or > other resources that are out there (e.g. books), then i wonder whether any > help will be useful in the long run. > > i hope that even the beginners will spend more time thinking about their > pictures. i remember that i used to spend hours leafing through my field > guides of birds, mammals and snakes when i was starting, and that was a > great learning experience. it was also quite fun! > > cheers, > > At 9:09 PM +0530 10/31/08, J.M. Garg wrote: > > May somebody help with the Id pl. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From:* J.M. Garg* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 7:44 AM > Subject: Small Salmon Arab (Colotis amata)? > To: butterflyindia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On 20/9/08 in Hyderabad, AP. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > Content-Type: image/jpeg; > name="Small Salmon Arab (Colotis amata) is it- in Hyderabad, AP I > IMG_9976.jpg" > X-Attachment-Id: f_fmh1mcen0 > Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="Small Salmon Arab (Colotis amata) is it- in Hyderabad, AP I > IMG_9976.jpg" > > Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:Small Salmon Arab (C#1229EB.jpg > (JPEG/«IC») (001229EB) > > > > -- > > > Krushnamegh Kunte > > Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Kronforst Lab) > FAS Center for Systems Biology > Harvard University > 52 Oxford St > Northwest Lab Room 454.40-2 > Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. > > Ph: (617) 496-0078 > Cell: (512) 577-1370 > Fax: (617) 495-2196 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Academic Website: > http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/AcademicsHome.htm > General Website: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~kunte/index.htm > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Enjoy -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
