Hi, Ushadi, Gang shalik / Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) as per link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdsbynabarunsadhya/4466803142/
On 13 January 2013 06:58, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > Garg ji:please thank Shukla for her information.... > for wonderful feedback and new information. > Rudra palash I knew about (thanks for the link, would be handy in future), > but did not know that parrots come to it, will surely try to plant a few in > my neighborhood in south 24 paraganas that used to be habitat-ed by parrots > , but no more, want to bring them back ... we need food they eat and tree > with hollows where they can nest... so this will at least get us one more > tree that they eat from I guess. > > one question: what is Gang shalik? any other name? > Usha di > > On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A reply: >> "Thank you Usha di for your beautiful*Spathodea campanulata*. This plant >> you can also found inside the Salt Lake Stadium and Eastern Bypass and also >> on the road side of Hedua park-Scottish Church college area of North >> Calcutta. The flowers are quite similar in colour with *Butea* * >> monosperma* (Lam.) Taub. of Fabaceae ( *Palash*in Bengali). The most >> interesting thing is that Rabindranath Tagore renamed this flower as “*Rudra >> Palash*” in Bengali (http://pathabhavanpraktoni.net/main/?p=2320). In >> Shantiniketan children called this “*Pichkiri**phul*” (pichkiri means >> spray) as they played *Holi* with this flower!! Many birds like Parrots, >> *Shalik*, *Gang* *Shalik* also passionate about this flower and they >> often visit this tree during its blooming. ****** >> Regards, >> **Sukla"** >> >> On 8 January 2013 03:24, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> *Spathodea campanulata * >>> >>> * * >>> >>> *These pictures are of a tree from a CIT Road Calcutta neighbourhood >>> school yard* >>> >>> *Originally from Central Africa, the African tulip tree was brought to >>> India in early 1900s . >>> * >>> >>> * >>> * >>> >>> *In Bengal it achieves great height and girth, flowers profusely and* >>> >>> * put up a spectacular show from January to about April, flowers >>> remain even >>> * >>> >>> *when the foliage develops fully. >>> * >>> >>> * >>> * >>> >>> *It is claimed that seedpods develop, but I have not seen any on trees >>> I track…. >>> * >>> >>> * >>> * >>> >>> *Seeds in Africa were said to be fermented to produce poison for >>> hunting arrows!!!* >>> >>> * >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> ===========* >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 members & >> 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 7500 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 members & 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
