512 śikharī, Vanellus indicus, Red-wattled: Lapwing, Vanneau indien, 358 siti-kakşa-grdhra, Siti-kaksin, Gyps bengalensis, (Indian) White-backed Vulture (White-rumped V.J. Vautour Chaugoun, 188, 190 kiti-kantha, Pavo cristatus, Peacock [Indian Peafowl]. Paon bleu, 229; Ciconia episcopus, White-necked Stork [Woolly- necked S.]. Cigogne épiscopale; Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, Black-necked Stork, Jabiru d'Asie, 389, 390 siti-paksa, Hirundo smithii, Wire-tailed Swallow, Hirondelle à longs brins, 101 Siti-prsta, idem, 101 sitodari, idem, 101 sila-nida, Aquila chrysaetos, (Himalayan) Golden Eagle, Aigle royal, 207 Silindhri, any of the Sittidae (Nuthatch / Sittelle), 24ff. Siva-hamsa, Podiceps cristatus, Great Crested Grebe, Grèbe huppé, 462 Sifijirika, any of the Nectarinidae (Sunbird / Souimanga), 114 śuka, any of the Psittacidae (Parakeet / Perruche), except the Loriculus vernalis [Vernal Hanging Parrot], Indian Loriquet, Coryllis vernal, 23, 142, 143 Suka-cchavi(-kapota), Chalcophaps indica, Emerald Dove, Colombine turvert, 257, 261,262 suka-tunda, any of the Sylviidae, subfamily Sylviinae, tribe Timaliini, called Parrotbills or Suthoras (Fr. Paraxodornis), 23 śuka-näsa, idem, 23 Suka-pucchaka, idem, 118 sukananā, idem, 23 Sukikä, Acgithina tiphia, Common lora, Petit lora, 31 śukla-kaka, Corvus splendens, House Crow, Corbeau familier (albino), 8 Suddha-vesara, Accipiter virgatus, Besra (Sparrow-hawk), Épervier besra, 241 susulüka, Bubo nipalensis, Forest Eagle Owl [Spot-bellied E. O.), Grand-duc du Népal; or may refer to one of the small Strigidae (Owlet/Chevêchette, Chevêche), 183 śrgala, Aquila rapax, Tawny Eagle, Aiglet ravisseur, 208, 230, 231 Saisira(-cataka), describes all Buntings (Fringillidae, subfamily Emberizinae) as winter visitors, 96 syama-kantha, Luscinia svecica, (Red- spotted) Bluethroat, Gorgebleue à miroir, 49 Birds in Sanskrit Literature Syáma(-kalavinka). Saxicoloides fulicata, Indian Robin, Pseudotraquet indien, 45ff.; Copsychus malabaricus, [White-rumped] Shama, Shama à croupion blanc, 46, 50, 93; may refer to: Parus major, Grey Tit, Mésange charbonnière, 22 śyama-gala-kaka, any black Corvidae, tribe Corvini, genus Corvus, except the Common Raven (Fr. Grand Corbeau, 61 Syáma-cataka, Emberiza melanocephala, Black-headed Bunting. Bruant mélanocéphale; and Emberiza bruniceps, Red-headed Bunting, Bruant à tête rousse, 95-96 Syava-grdhra, Aegypius monachus, Cinereous Vulture, Vautour moine, 188, 190 śyeta-suka, Psittacula alexandri, (Indian) Red-breasted Parakeet (or Paroquet), Perruche à moustaches, 144 Syena, a generic term which includes the Falconidae (Falcon / Faucon), and certain species of the Accipitridae family, esp. Eagles, Hawk Eagles, Buzzards, 199, 236, may refer specifically to the true Eagles, 199, 200, 204, 205, 208, 210, and to different forms of the Peregrine Falcon (Fr. Faucon pèlerin), 210 Syena-särasa, Grus leucogeranus, Great White (Siberian) Crane, Grue de Sibérie, 312 syenākhya, idem, 320, 321, 323 Syenolüka, Bubo nipalensis, Forest Eagle Owl [Spot-bellied E. O.]. Grand-duc du Népal, 182, 183 śrika, Myiophoneus caeruleus, (Himalayan) [Blue] Whistling Thrush, Arrenga siffleur; Motacilla alba, White Wagtail, Bergeronnette grise, 102 Sri-karna, any of the Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls) with a white, or white and red, patch in the ear-region, 39 śri-vada, one of the various species of Sibia (Sylviidae, subfamily Sylviinae, tribe Timaliini, genus Heterophasia). 50; Myiophoneus caeruleus. (Himalayan) [Blue] Whistling Thrush, Arrenga siffleur, 50, 52 śrī-vada-pakşr, Copsychus saularis, [Oriental] Magpie Robin, Shama dayal, 47 śveta-kaka, Corvus splendens, House Crow, Corbeau familier (albino), 8; Threskiornis aethiopicus [T. melanocephalus], White Ibis (Black-headed I.), Ibis sacré, 9, 386, 387 Index Sanskrit Sveta-karandava, Mergellus albellus, Smew, Harle piette; Mergus merganser, Common Merganser (or Eastern Goosander), Grand Harle, 459 śveta-kokila, Cuculus canorus, Eurasian (Grey or European) Cuckoo, Coucou gris; Cuculus saturatus, Himalayan (Asiatic) Cuckoo [Oriental C.]. Coucou oriental, 128f. Sveta-päravata, Columba leuconota, Snow Pigeon, Pigeon des neiges, 256 Sveta-mastaka-lakṣmaṇa, Grus monacha, Hooded Crane, Grue moine, 319, 321 śveta-vaka, Threskiornis aethiopicus [T. melanocephalus], White Ibis [Black- headed I.]. Ibis sacré, 386, 387 Svetolüka, Tyto alba, Barn (White, Screech) Owl, Effraie des clochers, 173, 178 S sakrt-praja, any Corvidae, tribe Corvini, genus Corvus (Crow / Corbeau, Corneille), 3 sañcāṇa, sañcâna, sacana, Accipiter badius, Shikra, Épervier shikra, 220, 221, 241ff.; any small Accipitridae (Hawk / Épervier, etc.), 237; cf. sicānāḥ satvā, Parus xanthogenys, Yellow-checked Tit [Black-lored T.J. Mésange à joues jaunes, 22 sattapatta (P; not in PED), any of the Picidae. (Woodpecker / Pic), 119 sadá-lūtā, Vanellus indicus, Red-wattled Lapwing, Vanneau indien, 81, 360; Vanellus malabaricus, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanneau du Malabar, 360 sapta-räva, cf. garuda, a mythical bird; may refer to the Haliaeetus leucogaster, White- bellied Sea Eagle, Pygargue blagre, 213 sapta svasärah, gregarious and noisy birds: Babbler Pomatorhin, Cratérope, esp. Turdoides malcolmi, Large Grey Babbler, Cratérope gris; Turdoides striatus, Jungle Babbler, Cratérope de brousse, 29-31; also any Minivet / Minivet (tribe Oriolini, genus Pericrocotus), 59-60 samudra-kaka, a generic term including Skuas (Fr. Labbes), 337; Gulls (Goélands, Mouettes), 343; Tropicbirds (Fr. Phaétons), 377 sampati, Gyps indicus, (Northern) Long- billed Vulture (or Indian Griffon), Vautour indien; Gyps himalayensis, Himalayan Griffon, Vautour de l'Himalaya; Gyps 513 fulvus, European Griffon [Eurasian G.), Vautour fauve (now considered to be three different species), 196 saranga, Zosterops palpebrosa, [Oriental] White-eye, Zostérops oriental, 112 sarpanta, Circaetus gallicus, Short-toed [Snake] Eagle, Circaète Jean-le-Blanc; Spilornis cheela, Crested Serpent Eagle, Serpentaire bacha; Haliaeetus leucogaster, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Pygargue blagre, 211-212 sarpäri, idem, 211-212; Pavo cristatus, Peacock [Indian Peafowl), Paon bleu, 270 sarsapi, Charadrius dubius, Little Ringed. Plover, Pluvier petit-gravelot, 334, 357 sätaka, see kottha-sátaka säranga, Pavo cristatus, Peacock [Indian Peafowl], Paon bleu, 270, Tetrax tetrax, Little Bustard, Outarde cancpetière, 325, 328 säranga-kaka, Nucifraga caryocatactes, [Spotted] Nutcracker, Cassenoix moucheté, 11, 20 säranga-cätaka, Clamator jacobinus, Pied (Crested) Cuckoo, Coucou jacobin, 104, 131, 134, 135 särasa, Circus aeruginosus, (Eurasian] Marsh Harrier, Busard des roseaux, 247; Grus grus, Common Crane, Grue cendrée, 311, 312, Grus antigone, Sarus (or Indian) Crane, Grue antigone, 312 särädi (Pkt). Threskiornis acthiopicus [T. melanocephalus], White Ibis [Black- headed 1.1, Ibis sacré, 384 särikä, 81, cf. Särikä, esp. Acridotheres tristis, Common Myna, Martin triste, 30, 85; any of the Stumnidae (Starling. Myna / Martin, Étourneau, Mainate), 84; Gracula religiosa, Hill Myna (or Grackle), Mainate religieux, 142 salvika, Sturnus contra, [Asian] Pied Myna, Étourneau pie, 86 singila, any Passeridae of the Ploceinac subfamily (Weaver/Tisserin), 89 sicănäh (cf. sañcanah), small Accipitridae (Hawk / Épervier, etc.), 237; also Accipiter badius, Shikra, Épervier shikra, 241-242 sita-nila-cancu-käka, Corvus frugilegus, Rook, Corbeau freux, 2, 20 sita-paksin. Saxicoloides fulicata, Indian Robin, Pseudotraquet indien (refers to the male with a white wing-bar), 46 sithila-hanu (P). Anastomus oscitans, Openbill Stork [Asian Openbill). Bec- ouvert indien, 396
