On Birds, a Bengali essay by Chhanda Bewtra

c c@mv (kH)

@Ac

w\/TFOS/Sv@

SF

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AZ @S AZ

a^ OoF Acv

c^ TwT ArTkU wa C bU STa
cS c (.cF.)

AZ Z rZv ~T SS | r ca ~w s^ ~AT Oq R rAU@ a ~ @S AZ AOST S, OS OR @AAS | il jq w @S ~T T OU v ~@ @AAS A@ j@c AZ Sr oU aS R TrA@U |

jr (~TA@) AS AZ Z BSA cq OUa | cq  | ~T cq c Aha, U IJ ~ K S | AZ Z cr rA^kH, cAr @A@ ArT @ Sq | ofm @pA@ M^s gw @ @p  |

AZ @S AZ ? ~S@q ~T jq r @aS | j@v B  R TrA@U | ~T cq AZ gUcA |  eOC U@ To m | l @  sR QT, cq ~T A |  @TSf wfcgA, DwU fQHpA, Tk U@ c, J B TqU ASgU TqwrS, jcq ~T @\S H Bw q, AZ OS R  c^ BS qhav Zcq mgAc@ | ~ o  ST BSq S,  @pA, mgc, Zc, ccJo, cq ASg @ Or @pA@ Bw R | AZ OS TS waU OS,  cU gc rZ, @T@, ~cR, AcAr@ kKH j cq S ~R  | F@ AZTf mgAc@gcq @pATf |

AZ Z ~R TB ~a | @S ~prF AZ m S cSc gC  ZJB @ R j@ U@ Zq @ AOS SR ToF j@v OFU ~a, s @S Ar@fq v cIcS | AZ ZR j@T Ar@ | o f oS@ c AUwU @ Sq | j@cq ~Ae Ar@ |

AZ Z rZ q R ~TA@ Zc | A@  US g jv SS | w q r@ ~wR jv Zc OU AaU S | mofS  v AUT ~AUq T AZ OS R  AcK UZ ~cS @S | AASq gf AZ AcF BS@ | J UZ wq cq gf QfAc cqcU | jZS ~crF ~R ~S@ Acr Z R s | qxvSv ~S@ ^ Rcqv ~a | AZ Z vFABTR ~m ~m BSA  ia |

QfTf J ZTZUf mgc BSF AAO | ~S@ AA Qf^Sf j@v Ug AZ ZJB AS cSc W c S | ZSZ^, @Jv c, ~^BA@ fTZ A@aq jJ dZ  S | AUmv ~@v ST sw @ BSF jJ c @ q AB |

R FJ | AUmv | c Qf^Sf ASBm AZ AUmv ZS | @ @S AZ Z U c AU@ sw @ |  pAcf  r B BA AZ ~a | ~A lf AcrKR  BfcS O JO B cAr Z i S S | AUmv @i AST | @S @T ATF UZ OUc S | ZJO Z AZ ST UZ cH ~  ASrAr @UR @SvA@  AO@S c Fe@AwAge vA@ wS OUc S |

AZ RA cn | r, wT, BU, T, rf, wfyT, AS, , c Bw, c T @S S @S AZ Z R sc | ~TA@ AZ rf T AQH, G ~cR ZJB OU s, wfyT T ~c TZf  | g ~crF i @T cU cAr l Z s S, A@ rf T  OfS, qcA R q @ Asf AZ U U ~  g BUBU | ~crF O i TR ~TA@ j@c QffS S | ~S@ avc AZ  ca j@q Bw @v | rf waU nfS R dS AZ ZR Aco | T ~Ssf gcU R ^ Ac@UcUq cO rm T |

sZSq sS S @S, AZ Z U @@Av AST TS OU AO | cT TS Z @ s AZ @S@T QA S  | c Zc @a@Aa ~, c AT c chO aJ qFA AZ g q  | ~S@T  aJ AT c chO a OU s | v U T BU VFr cFc A@ec ArK A AZ m ~S@H @R ~S@T AZ Ac @ |

~r @A i@ TS jQH AZ c^ j@v ~^: @MkU @ a | jc gf AZ ASq j@v ~UOS @ s@ |

g  B BA (Species)AZ cc | rf@U ~R AS-Or Asf AZ ~wTS  | US ~TA@ Tn 800 B AZ Z R s | ~SAg i@ Aco BSF ~AT gf AZ TvTAv Ogw gw @Aa | r, rAU, wT R SFrSU @ |

(@) r - s @S gf r - jTSA@ @U@ c A\Uf T ~A@, Ag R oU oJ gA rR ~S@ AZ c | jAU ~T c AAO -

Tcq U aAc

TS (.cF.)

(2) TS (Common Myna) - Oq R @@ TITAI qB | wb cTf e, U OZ R iJv | jq AZAvR c AAO | jR ~S@ AcAg^ BA ~a |



(3)  (Common Pigeon) - S AcA\e, qT qFA ~SO @SO c@c@T ~RB cq OS | ok c  R cTf TrS e | cS BU ~R ~SF BA WW R  Z s |

r@S

(4) r@S (Vultures) -  UQ @SAS A@ F@ rq gw, AWA cAm j Z R s | T B Z  @ j BA Sq |White backed ~ Red necked q BA cAr Z s r | w r ca j eZFR ASAEO a | q AS ~S@ UZUAZ, Ac@ R wcKH  BS wa s Diclofenac ST@ RKoAv j TkU @H | jv ~S@ T ~m wd ca AOA@l cFc @  | AU T wUR j  @AT@FU @ dS r@S rf AcK gc a j BSFq r@S eZF jq @T wa s cc f ~^FA AnR Ai@T kH ha S | f oT ~S Tp ZU a R Z @, s r@S U w Xo c Z  @  | oT ~Ssf TAv @c R c ~S S s S | jJq T r@S eZF @T sR Zc O @S | @fgcDiclofenac j cFc c^ @  cv A@ r@S eZFcpAXo  jZSR ~S@ ca Uwc |

Av

(7) AvAZ (Ring necked parrot) - s @S S wfB c TAB @S @SO j Z s QH @OTO OJOTAO @ | cB e, IU UFB, wU QfH wUA cF | ~S@ BA ToF jvq r @ gUc |

cUcU (.cF.)

(8) cUcU (Red vented bulbul) - j@v ZU @U Ag rR a ~U c vAUS  j Z cS | jR O JO @T BA ~a TS qB, T a IJAv, UB SfO j@v UU | cr ATA m |

(Z) rUf, cwS cA, r @ qFA -

Sc (.cF.)
(10) Sc (Purple Sunbird) - Zc a | Oq j @R av AZ | wb cAS @U e | cJ@ iJv A U To Z | ~TA@ ATe c T |

RFwvU
(11) RFwvU (Greyheaded Wagtail) - (ZS) rAU@ qB -ok AZ | jR Zc UB SO | j@ ~AT @U@ ~^@ wAUR ZAa |
(12) qv (Swift) - ^F T IJ@ IJ@ c @U, Oq qB AZ |

 gq (.cF.)
(13) cFcU (Jungle Babbler) ( gq) TS qB | cTf ok e | U OZ | gfKH @@r m | IJ@ @ gUc | TAv ZJv Z |


(15)  (Hoopoe) - cTf, @U Ai | Uc iJv, T IJvf | Z TUU ~R ^ TAv ZJv Z |

UFqe
(16) UFqe (Red Wattled Larpwing) -  qB | Uc iFe | s @S ZU Bw c BU @a j Z s | ~AT A wJR- j ZU Ti ZAa |

TaC
(17) TaC (White breasted Kingfisher) - BU @a@Aa @ | a AZ A@ Uc, Tv iJv ~ e U@ | cc r ToFR ~AT j@ ZAa |

(w) wT jU@, BU - jZSq c @ B ~S@@T AZ Z s | j@v PosF o O @ ~Q @Uq U | AcrK @@Av AccH AUT |

Tk (wJR- U aAc)
(18) Tk (Indian Peafowl) - ~T AcAr Bf AZ@ @ S OS |  g wT BU j @@r m TZA |

c^cMf (.cF.)
(19) @Am (Crinson Breasted Barbet) (c^cMf) - Oq qB eOC a AZ | ATA m |

ccq AZ c (22) ccq (Weaver Bird) - j c Zq OS s | wa U w @ IU U A cS c | c U A@ b@c v, s Z S b@ | U@ ~O TBc c cS j BA Sq |

@A@U (23) @A@U (Koel) - c q j ZAa ~AT | A@ @ rS s c^-wfyT Tq | @@ qB ATr@U AZ | UU v@v@ OZ | Ucv UB | wa  ~U U@ gUc |   R kc g j Z s |

(W) SFrSU @, eAQ cSU qFA - g ~S@ av c eAQ FS B @T AZ Z s  | rf T  R kc g @cv @ @ @AB @ s^ s @S Bw ~AS Asf AZ Z cS | AQH g @U A @ AZ BSF Zc AcZF | A@ g c @  AZ Z Bw U @RUR - g c FeOf | o gq S, ~T T  pAcf ToF jAv T A c |

BwAv a, Tn c cwTqU BUBU jU@ | A\Uf-~w-B @a@Aa A\Uf @ AQH j@AS qg | mWvR cr gU | 1890 U B TB TAv ZJ @, U@ cASAaUS s rf T Asf J ~c ~ TB Ar@R Aco c |  TB sw @cq rK  wa A@ BUBUv q wa ~ AZR ~ Aca, k qcA @  j rfv jZS @Av s |  270 BA Asf AZ jZS ASAT ~ | jaR  ca oq 190 BA mSf AZ cc a Bw j AcAg^ BA Tcr ~ @R ~AT AZAS | JO a Wxv ToF j@rR crf BA AZ ~AT ZAa | j@ j@v wa 120v AZ c | Acv c@ R  g waU S  |

@ ToF wf OUS TS | o q@U A@r ~a | j Acr kKH @T  | A@r OUS@f cq vASe R AZ AcrK |  BS F@Av AZ ST oT, ~O, ~OH | ~S@q qeBf cU  | pAcf Tm r @ Acrf Qf Tf ~S v U R wcKH @B jq A@rRUq c wq @B @  |

BUBU BUO J, c@,  qFA aR O mUO AZ R Ar@f AZ (DwU qFA) Z s | rf T Tm @ xv mv@(Painted Stork) ~RB TZA @ | jAU Acv c@, @U,  R wUf TrS U@ | j aR ~R ~S@ @T c@ R  Z s | o c@(Egret) BU o O @ c @, Ta o ~r | BU IJ  S@MA U(Cormorant)| Ta TZ AS wa U c Z v TU   | @ ~a SS B A J R BJ | mf cf cSBar headed goose ~AT jq @q T ZAa | k qcA @  ~ Ae nS R qcAS nS | j eZF qSfe TL@ gc @T ja | ca jZS  j@vq Z s |

AZ aR @RUR @ ~a SS BA cJ, AH R qS ~ U@ ~a O Ta - Ta o cH | jqc AS @Av AFq BTBTv | ~ Zc Aha^R | av UR jAv g AcrK wc @ |

jc @AAS  ~r @A i@ TS AZ c^ j@v l pA a | c ~ A @S | j@v cqS@U ~ wq cq  cA S | r, wJ rf, wfyT, AS , fAcfS c fT s @S Bw, T, ~cm ~AS AZ ZJB T  S | U@ cFT, @pA@ ~cR T @v j O gU Ac ~ @fq c   ?

(c 45, jAU, 2010)

aAc : UZ@ jce csSf cFSBf

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?