Facts By the Masters, Images, Checklists and Field Reports on Birds Of India. The dedicated online source for advancement of science of Indian bird studies. http://www.birdpoints.com en-us Copyright 2006-2008 Birdpoints Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:55:00 GMT Birdpoints http://www.birdpoints.com/BPlogo1.gif http://www.birdpoints.com Facts By the Masters, Images, Checklists and Field Reports on Birds Of India. The dedicated online source for advancement of science of Indian bird studies. 60 webmaster@birdpoints.com Coloration: Forehead, crown, and nape chestnut; ear-coverts chestnut, each feather blackish near the tip and edged with white; lores, chin, and upper throat black with a chocolate tinge;... The young are at first without the black marks on the throat, breast, and back, but they soon acquire them... http://www.birdpoints.com/GullSlender-billed/SbGull.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:55:00 GMT http://www.birdpoints.com/GullSlender-billed/SbGull.htm Coloration: Forehead, crown, and nape chestnut; ear-coverts chestnut, each feather blackish near the tip and edged with white; lores, chin, and upper throat black with a chocolate tinge;... The young are at first without the black marks on the throat, breast, and back, but they soon acquire them... http://www.birdpoints.com/LaughingthrushChestnut-crowned/CcLaughingthrush.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:43:00 GMT http://www.birdpoints.com/LaughingthrushChestnut-crowned/CcLaughingthrush.htm Chopta lies between Kedarnath and Badrinath, at an edge of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, to the north central part of Uttaranchal. It's in the Temperate zone where, in winters, most of this area is covered in snow and in the higher reaches the temperature can plummet to -15C. The whole region shows immense biodiversity. http://www.birdpoints.com/0Docs/ChkLists/ChoptaUttaranchal.htm Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.birdpoints.com/0Docs/ChkLists/ChoptaUttaranchal.htm It nests in holes in bank-sides, under tree-roots, or fallen tree-trunks. The eggs, four in number, are bluish white, very faintly marked towards the larger end with the palest reddish brown. http://www.birdpoints.com/RobinOrange-flankedBush/RobinOfB.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:20:00 GMT http://www.birdpoints.com/RobinOrange-flankedBush/RobinOfB.htm The Mottled Wood-Owl is not at all common, but inhabits the better wooded parts of the Division, especially where groves of ancient mangoe trees exist. http://www.birdpoints.com/OwlMottledWood/OwlMottledWood.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:36:00 GMT http://www.birdpoints.com/OwlMottledWood/OwlMottledWood.htm Interesting remarks by Mr. A. Anderson. He says: • These Ducks, according to my experience, nest almost exclusively on trees • Although the Nuktas (Comb Ducks - Ed) nest by preference in trees, I have known their doing so in holes of old ruined forts; as a general rule, they select localities in close proximity to water • I was present, however, at the capture of a female Nukta on her nest, which yielded the extraordinary number of forty eggs! (Dump nesting: Several females laying eggs in the same nest - Ed) • The boss or fleshy protuberance of the Drake gets greatly enlarged during the breeding-season, frequently measuring 2.2 x 2.4 inches at the the base http://www.birdpoints.com/DuckComb/DuckComb.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:49:00 GMT http://www.birdpoints.com/DuckComb/DuckComb.htm Historical: Nevertheless it has, in my opinion, little title to be considered a Fishing Eagle. It seldom, as a rule, attempts to catch the finny tribe, but acts the part of a pirate in robbing the Osprey, Kites, Marsh Harriers, &c., of their prey, while sportsmen recognize it as the poacher who never loses an opportunity of carrying off a dead or wounded Duck, often from under their very noses. http://www.birdpoints.com/EaglePallassFish/PFEagle.htm Fri, 8 Aug 2008 03:21:00 GMT http://www.birdpoints.com/EaglePallassFish/PFEagle.htm