[Assam] AT Photo- A Quiz: Chutiya Xalika

[Dilip/Dil Deka]

Looks like the bird's genus and name are now known. I am not too sure if the flower has been identified quite definitely yet. I do remember seeing flowers like in the photo that we used to call Modar. Aren't there different varieties of Modar?
  Dilip
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Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
  Thanks Bikash for reminding us of the Sutiya Xaalika name. Back at 
Namti we called it that as well--completely forgot about it.










At 3:15 AM +0100 3/30/08, DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS wrote:
>Haaa... Dada This is known in Darrang and Kamrup as CHUTIYA SHALIKA 
>/XALIKA ( Chutiya Shalka).They are the direct version of original 
>Indian Mynah all because they call talk like you and me. I had one 
>before leaving for Military.She used to talk and if I run will fly 
>behind me and sit on my shoulders... now when I saw this- I only 
>tear for her..She was with us for long and will sit in front of us 
>always like a part of family and look at us.Here also I tried to 
>keep one, but died due to some food poison.Its too painful to miss 
>them.So no more birds to sit on my shoulders..
> This bird is very humanly and available in Bangalore also.But 
>here people are not like we Axomiya !! Forget about bird, they dnt 
>know the next home.
> Hope al doubt is clear now-
> Bikash
>
>Chan Mahanta wrote:excellent Chitta! And 
>thanks for sharing the autherntic Oxomiya
>name, Kath Xaalika.Incidentally the widespread , lowly Xaalika Sorai 
>is a Mynah too. It is called Common Indian Mynah.
>
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