Knowledge

Publications & Newsletters

BNHS has published continuously since 1886. Our periodicals carry peer-reviewed research, field notes and writing for the general reader — and our newsletters keep members close to the work as it happens.

Free to everyone

Browse the first 100 volumes of the Journal

Volumes 1 to 100 of the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society — 400 issues, scanned page by page and free to read without a login. Each issue carries a species index built from its own text layer, so you can jump straight to the page where a bird, plant or insect is named.

  • 100

    Volumes, 1886 onwards

  • 400

    Issues, four to a volume

  • 62,000

    Scanned pages

  • Free

    No login required

Our Periodicals

  • Quarterly magazine

    Hornbill

    Writing and photography on India's wildlife for the general reader.

    4 issues a year

  • Peer-reviewed journal

    Journal of the BNHS

    Original research on the natural history of South Asia, published since 1886.

    3 issues a year

  • ENVIS newsletter

    Buceros

    Bibliographies, checklists and reviews from the BNHS ENVIS centre.

    3 issues a year

Newsletter Archive

Recent issues, free to download. Back issues are available in the BNHS library and on request.

Get our newsletter by e-mail

Field reports, new research and upcoming events, once a month.