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- ↑ Ghorpade, KD (1973). "The Newsletter: A critique". Newsletter for Birdwatchers. 13 (8): 1–5.
- ↑ Futehally, Z. (2007). "Recoveries from the Newsletter for Birdwatchers (1969)—17" (PDF). Indian Birds. 3 (2): 72–73.
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