Sálim Ali’s interest in birds began when he shot a yellow-throated sparrow as a young boy with the airgun that his uncle had gifted him. His uncle suggested that he seek help from Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) experts for identifying the bird. Walter Samuel Millard, the BNHS secretary at that time, identified the bird and showed him the society’s collections.
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