The Fall of a Sparrow (Autobiography of Salim Ali) ''The fall of the sparrow '' is the autobiography of a famous ornithologist .he is a great lover of birds , dedicated his life for the field of ornithology . There are many interesting things in this book which not only shows the life of salim ali but also captures the his time. starting with his childhood acquaintance with birds and details of his family members ,salim ali transcends us into a different world ,world of birds .In his adolescent age, he had a pistol of his own (on those days it was allowed) and shot many birds with it. oneday he saw a small male bird standing outside a nest to guard its female bird which was hatching its eggs. Suddenly, he shot the male bird to death. Next day, when he came beside his house he was surprised. Because the nest was guarded by another male bird. Again, he shot that bird to death. Then came the third day with yet another bird. It continued and he was awe-s...