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Table 4.1 Named birds in Solega, along with their offi cial English and scientifi c names

Solega English Scientifi c

Obligate binomials (6)

araḷakki Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica#

maṇṇakki* Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata#

House Swift Apus affi nis#

Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

ma:diyakki* Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus fl ammeus

sivanakki Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus#

gumisiyakki* House Sparrow Passer domesticus#

to:ḷiyakki bats

beḷḷa to:ḷi?

a:regã to:ḷi?

suṇḍã to:ḷi Indian Pipistrelle Pipistrellus coromandra

Optional binomials (16)

ba:sa:tale(hakki)

or taleba:sã

Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum

piggã(nakki) Forest Wagtail Motacilla indica

Grey Wagtail M. cinerea

White-browed Wagtail M. maderaspatensis

ṭhĩya(nakki) Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

kuṭru/kuṭrakki White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis

Brown-headed Barbet M. zeylanica

Crimson-fronted Barbet M. rubricapilla

kambarakuṭru* Coppersmith Barbet M. haemacephala

ke:sã/ke:sanakki^ Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus#

gi:jiga(nakki) Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

si:pi(yakki)* Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica

Black-headed Munia L. malacca

Scaly-breasted Munia L. punctulata

Common Rosefi nch Carpodacus erythrinus#

sore(yakki) Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis

Eurasian Collared Dove S. decacto

araḍe(y-akki) Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda

uṇṇigirika(n-akki) Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Jungle Myna A. fuscus

Bank Myna A. ginginianus

oggeguḍukã(n-akki) Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis#

karaḷi(y-akki) Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

Bronzed Drongo D. seneus

White-bellied Drongo D. caerulescens

doḍḍakaraḷi Greater Racket-tailed Drongo D. paradiseus

pa:riva:ḷa(d-akki) Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia

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4.3 Solega Bird Nomenclature