A reply:
"Dear Dr Garg,
I have gone through literature by different authors and
consulted webs on the species.The confusion can be between Bauhinia
variegata and Bauhinia Purpurea.I still feel it is Bauhinia Purpurea.Please
enlighten me.Thanks.
Regards
Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar
Mobile: 9434194942"
On 22 March 2011 17:51, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, Bimal ji,
> I think this is some other species of Bauhinia & not Bauhinia purpurea.
>
> Pl. see Efloraofindia site links:
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/f/fabaceae/bauhinia/bauhinia-variegata
>
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/f/fabaceae/bauhinia/bauhinia-x-blakeana
>
>
> On 17 March 2011 11:12, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Forwarding pl.
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]>
>> Date: 11 March 2011 19:19
>> Subject: HOOPOE
>> To:
>>
>>
>> Dear Friend,
>> Few years back I read a Middle in The Times of India,where the
>> author was narrating his observation about a Woodpecker.From his description
>> I could make out that he was talking about a Hoopoe.This mis conception
>> about Hoopoe is not restricted to the city folks.I have asked about the
>> identity of this bird from the villagers,they also think that the bird is
>> Woodpecker.Attaching an image of this bird.I am also attaching an image of
>> Bauhinia Purpurea ( Deva Kanchan ).Once in bloom.none can miss this
>> tree.Wish you happiness.
>> Regards
>> Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar
>> Mobile: 9434194942
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> With regards,
>> J.M.Garg ([email protected])
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>> 15/12/10)
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> With regards,
> J.M.Garg ([email protected])
> 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 Google e-group- Efloraofindia:
> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix or
> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (more than 1550 members &
> 64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on
> 15/12/10)
>
>
--
With regards,
J.M.Garg ([email protected])
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 Google e-group- Efloraofindia:
http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix or
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (more than 1550 members &
64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on
15/12/10)
