#Tibetan blackbird

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Tibetan Blackbird (Turdus maximus) © Imran Shah

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Round one: Sikmun vs 爆炸, bào zhà

(poll at the end)

Sikmun (Bislama)

Unable to find IPA

Translation: Menstrual period

Bislama is an English-based creole with around 14 200 speakers. It is spoken in Vanuatu, where it’s the national language and used as a lingua franca to facilitate communication between speakers of the 110 living languages. Bislama emerged in the late 1800s due to the practice of “blackbirding”, aka deceiving or kidnapping Pacific Islanders and taking them to work as indentured labourers on plantations, mainly in Australia and Fiji. Due to everyone speaking different languages, a pidgin emerged that later became a creole. This language was taken to Vanuatu when labourers returned and spread because it could be used as a lingua franca. Most of the vocabulary is English-based with some French, but the grammar is typical of local languages.

Motivation: Sick moon???? That’s such a rad way of describing it, it sounds so cool…

(note: the original submission said sigmun, sikmun was the spelling I found in the Bislama spelling dictionary as well as in text examples)

爆炸, bào zhà (Mandarin Chinese)

[paʊ ʈʂa]

Translation: explosion

Chinese is a Sino-Tibetan macrolanguage (a dialect continuum consisting of different varieties that are distinct languages based the criterium of mutual intelligibility, but commonly referred to as a single language) with around 1 350 300 000 speakers that consists of 16 recognised languages, often referred to as dialects. Out of these, Mandarin Chinese is the largest, as 70% of Chinese speakers have it as their native language. The Beijing dialect of Mandarin forms the basis of Standard Chinese, which is the national language and taught in schools all over China.

Motivation 1: Super fun to say (BAO ZHA allows for some intense chest yells!!), lovely meaning, has become a joke among my friend group and our Chinese teacher thinks it's very funny

Motivation 2: Explode is an inherently funny word. Also me and my friends learned this word back in like Chinese ii (super early on, we were still learning basic grammar) and our Chinese teacher does not like it very much. Once they got in trouble for putting it in a presentation that was being graded for our ib myp certificate (international baccalaureate; bigshot honors program).

Note: This was submitted as Mandarin Chinese by at least one of the four submitters of this one word (thank you for sparing me the detective work). The two best motivations were put on the post

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I apologize to the Tibetan blackbird but this scene is all I can think of when I hear that unfortunate scientific nomenclature

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The white-collared blackbird (Turdus albocinctus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

On the Tibetan Plateau White-collared Blackbirds can breed twice a year. The first breeding attempt results in small clutches where a few nestlings fledge in high body condition. Contrasting with the second attempt where larger clutches result in more chicks fledgling but these are in lower body condition. These differences are thought to be driven by parental feeding behaviour and seasonal variation in food availability. White-collared Blackbirds feed their chicks plant material, especially berries, and invertebrates such as arthropods and annelids.

This aptly-named species has a bright white collar, which is its most notable field mark. Like most other blackbirds, males are predominantly black while females are dark brown. Breeds in alpine and upper subalpine meadows, open forests, and gardens where it forages on the ground, often singly or in pairs. Sometimes descends to upper foothills in the winter. [x]

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Thursday meant another meeting of the Vinyl Appreciation Club--click to listen now!

Arrival Music: Cannonball Adderley, Why Am I Treated So Bad

The Beatles, Yellow Submarine*

Joe Jackson, Baby Stick Around

Talking Heads, Girlfriend is Better*

Hop Along, Tibetan Pop Stars

Beatles, Blackbird*

Esperanza Spalding, Judas*

David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust*

Chic, Happy Man

Bruce Springsteen, Thunder Road

Tom Waits, All the World is Green

Stevie Wonder, It Ain’t No Use*

Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden

James Brown, Mother Popcorn

Johnny Cash, I Walk the Line

*Student (or small child) picks

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White-collared Blackbird (Turdus albocinctus). Female.

March 2021.

Langthel: Trongsa.

Bhutan.

This aptly-named species has a bright white collar, which is its most notable field mark. Like most other blackbirds, males are predominantly black while females are dark brown. Breeds in alpine and upper subalpine meadows, open forests, and gardens where it forages on the ground, often singly or in pairs. Sometimes descends to upper foothills in the winter.

On the Tibetan Plateau White-collared Blackbirds can breed twice a year. The first breeding attempt results in small clutches where a few nestlings fledge in high body condition. Contrasting with the second attempt where larger clutches result in more chicks fledgling but these are in lower body condition. These differences are thought to be driven by parental feeding behaviour and seasonal variation in food availability. Field studies indicated that females, but not males, exhibit different nest defence behaviours that can be used to classify them into bold and shy personalities. Bold females had higher nest success compared to shy ones. White-collared Blackbirds feed their chicks plant material, especially berries, and invertebrates such as arthropods and annelids.

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[ paul wesley ] just checked back into central city. oh wait, that’s actually [ elijah wolfe ]. the database tells me that they are [ 28 ] and that they spend their time working as an [ assassin ]. however, under the mask of darkness they are also known as [ blackbird ] with the power(s) of [ electrokinesis, loa training, military background. ]. word on the street is that they are [ cunning ] and [ arrogant ], hopefully that will come in handy.

he’s originally from central city, born and raised.

when the particle accelerator exploded he’d been on his way home from work. the blast surprised him, causing him to swerve and hit a telephone pole. it fell onto his car, electrocuting him and stopping his heart at the exact moment he was hit with a blast of dark matter. when he woke up he discovered he had the power of electrokinesis.

it wasn’t easy learning to get his newfound abilities under control. any time he had any kind of strong emotion he’d start sparking up like a bolt of lightning. the worst of it came when he got into a bar fight. it was stupid and meaningless, he flirted with a girl who unknowingly to him had a boyfriend who happened to be standing behind him. it wasn’t the first time he’d gotten himself into a situation like this, but it was the first with his powers. one simple push after his adrenaline start flowing and the other guy was dead.

the police were called and he was led off in handcuffs, but instead of serving jail time he was approached by a covert government organization that recruited him into the military. they were creating a black ops unit of super soldiers that already had powers. in exchange for working with them they offered him his freedom, a clean slate. (a promise he later found out they never intended to keep). during one of their more, ahem, unsanctioned missions they came under enemy fire and the plane crashed into a tibetan mountain range. he was the sole survivor.

he was recruited into the league of assassins after they discovered him laying in a pile of rubble near nanda parbat, broken and bleeding. his powers and military experience helped him secure a place in their ranks and he has been with them ever since.

they also helped him learn to have a better grasp over his abilities, mostly through controlling his emotions.

he’s not a hero but he’s not really a villain?? at least not in the sense that he goes around wreaking havoc. also he’s bound by the rules of the loa, so he doesn’t kill innocents. but if you classify a self serving assassin as a villain… then yep 

he goes by blackbird in the league bc it was his codename in the military and it sorta stuck.

he’s 100% loyal to the league. they saved his life and gave him a fresh start when he had nothing left. without hesitation, he would die for ra’s al ghul (nyssa currently, i think?)

sorry if this was all over the place, it was just a rough rundown to catch you up to speed a bit. a full biography including his life before his powers is currently being written so if you’re interested check the links on my page a bit later. i just didn’t want this to get too long with a bunch of unnecessary/irrelevant info. 

and as always, i’d love plots for him! especially considering he’s my first oc in this rp. i just already had three canons and wanted to switch things up a bit so i hope you love him as much as i do!

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Places to visit Dalhousie Himachal Pradesh

DALHOUSIE TOURISM:

Dalhousie recognized for its nice climate and herbal splendor, Dalhousie is one of the most famous hill stations in Himachal Pradesh. Dalhousie is located inside the district of Chamba at an elevation of around 2,000 meters. The hill station is situated at the Western stop of the Dhauladhar variety of mountains.

Surrounded with the aid of stunning snow-capped mountains, Dalhousie is called after its founder Lord Dalhousie, the British Governor-Well known in India. With several Victorian-fashion mansions, Scottish architecture and other fascinating colonial homes, this hill station will take you back in time. The place additionally has few quaint churches.

Dalhousie

Dalhousie is unfold over an area of 14 sq.km of area and it includes 5 hills, namely Balun, Bakrota, Tehra, Patreyn and Kathlog. The fragrant pines, rhododendron and all right together with several different types of tress cowl the slops of the mountains. This scenic hill station if framed by using the river Ravi flowing at the bottom of the city. Dalhousie is a popular vacation spot for honeymooners. Dalhousie also offers you the dazzling view of the majestic snow-capped Pir Panjal mountain variety placed in Jammu and Kashmir and Chamba’s Pangi Valley.

This enthralling hill station has numerous vacationer spots like Lohali village, Kalatop, Dainkund peak, Bakrota hills and Tibetan market. The beautiful valley of Khajiar is likewise pretty famous a number of the visitors. Travelers additionally like visiting the region near Alla. The vicinity gives a fantastic view of the stunning landscape.

History of Dalhousie:

Dalhousie were given its call from the Lord Dalhousie, the British governor Popular of the nineteenth century. This hill station became set up in 1854 as a retreat to break out the sizzling heat of the Indian summer. Dalhousie became enticed by way of the nice weather and peaceful ecosystem of this hill area.

To increase the place as a summer season retreat, five hills, which can be Bhangora, Bakrota, Terah (additionally referred to as Moti Tibba), Potreyn and Kathalagh, had been acquired through the British from the ruler of Chamba. As a payment for the hills, the British decreased the amount of tax levied on the ruler. Dalhousie quickly became a famous summer season resort for infantrymen, military officials and Englishmen.

One of the traveler sights of Dalhousie is the natural spring located in Karelanu and it has an thrilling Records. Karelanu is thought for its natural spring, which has restoration or medicinal houses. Subhash Chandra Bose, one of the finest freedom combatants of India, become suffering from tuberculosis. He visited Karelanu and drank the precious water from the herbal spring frequently. The water healed him. Rabindranath Tagore, the well-known Indian polymath, visited Dalhousie in 1873 and Rudyar Kipling, the author of the well-known e book ‘The Jungle e-book’, visited the place in 1884.

Sightseeing in Dalhousie:

The Malls: Now not to be burdened with the shopping Department shops, the Malls are the circular roads. Dalhousie has 3 Department shops which can be the most taking place locations within the metropolis. maximum of the activities are focused in and round these Department stores that are located on 3 hills—Moti Tibba, Bakrota and Potreyn.

these roads had been laid inside the early 1860’s and are narrow, however still are the lifeline of the city. The maximum famous Shops are round Potreyn and Moti Tibba hills. those roads make the figure 8 and are famous amongst vacationers. Catholic Church of St. Frances, Subhash chowk, Gandhi Chowk, the Sacred Heart School and St. John’s Church are located on those Department shops. The 1/3 mall in Dalhousie is around the upper Bakrota hill, around one thousand feet above Gandhi Chowk or G.P.O.

This is the best and most stunning mall of the city. This 4.6 km lengthy avenue is likewise the longest mall. The 3 Department shops of Dalhousie provide a astonishing view of the majestic Himalayas. The G.P.O is another famous location. Humans visit this vicinity to save and devour street meals. This place is thought for handicraft gadgets and the Tibetan marketplace. That is wherein maximum of the inns are located. The G.P.O additionally has a analyzing room and a library.

Dainkund

Dainkund is the best height positioned at an elevation of 2755 meters. The region is famous among tourists for its scenic beauty. It additionally gives a sweeping view of the complete valley. The hill has been nicknamed as the making a song hill as melodious sound is produced whilst the wind flows via the woods.

There may be a temple dedicated to Pholani Devi on the hill. In keeping with legends, Dainkund (Dain way witch and kund approach lake in Hindi) turned into once domestic to a witch. The witch changed into killed by way of Pholani Devi, an incarnation of goddess Kali, who rose from a stone at the very same area in which the temple stands these days.

The maximum charming feature of the temple is the trident present within the temple. An Indian Air Force base is placed on pinnacle of the hill. This stunning peak is also famous among trekkers. The Dainkund walk gives a panoramic view of the Dhauldhar mountain levels. Thanks to the colorful wild plant life, thick deodar woodland and Khajjiar Lake, Dainkund is many of the maximum-visited places in Dalhousie.

Subhash Baoli: positioned simply 1 km faraway from Dalhousie, Subhash Baoli is called after Subhash Chandra Bose, the well-known freedom fighter. This perennial spring turned into visited by using Subash Chandra Bose in 1937 whilst he become recuperating from tuberculosis. He stayed in Dalhousie for seven months and drank the water from the spring regularly. It’s miles stated the recovery properties of the water cured him of the deadly ailment.

Subhash Baoli is one of the most popular tourist points of interest in Dalhousie and is known for its scenic splendor. Surrounded by using pine trees and snow-protected mountains, this spring is best for picnics. You can take a walk within the woods or meditate or enjoy a dip in the spring water, this area will relax and calm you. The location is dotted with dhaba, tea stalls and fast meals shops promoting drink and neighborhood food.

Panch Pula: Panch Pula, because of this five bridges in Hindi, is placed round three km from Dalhousie. It’s miles one of the maximum famous and scenic places in the area. Recognised for its gushing streams and waterfalls, Panch Pula is an ideal picnic spot. For the close to cities, these streams and waterfalls are the main source of water. Numerous swimming pools in Panch Pula are fed via the streams and waterfalls that pour in right here.

some other traveler appeal on this region is the Samadhi or the monument built in the memory of Sardar Ajith Singh, who became a top notch freedom fighter. The monument is built at a place in which Numerous streams converge. Monsoon is the exceptional time to visit this vicinity. The area is famous as a trekking vacation spot and it additionally serves as a base camp for Several treks to the nearby locations. at the way to Panch Pula, There is very popular herbal spring called the Satdhara spring. It is said that the water of the Satdhara spring has recuperation residences and it therapies skin illnesses.

Kalatop wildlife reserve: positioned among Chamba and Dalhousie, Kalatop wildlife sanctuary spreads over 3069 hacters. The sanctuary falls under the Chamba District’s jurisdiction and is simply 6 km away from Dalhousie. It’s miles one of the famous places to go to in Dalhousie. Kalatop flora and fauna sanctuary is situated at altitudes among 1185 meters and 2768 meters. The sanctuary spreads over the slopes protected with thick deodar forests and is home to round 15 villages. The reserve is irrigated with the aid of Several tributaries of the river Ravi. Lakarmandi, Dain Kund, Kalatop, Bara Pathar and Khajjiar fall within the sanctuary. At Kalatop wildlife sancuatry, you may be greeted by means of the spectacular view of snow-capped mountains, lush greenery and old fashioned villages. The wonderful views of the countryside and of Pir Panjal are mind-blowing. The sanctuary is also a popular vacation spot for hiking nicely-targeted path to Kalatop from Dalhousie. The stroll via the jungle gives breathtaking views of the surrounding regions. The sanctuary is also well-known for Jungle Safari, which is enjoyed by kids and adults alike. The region has one-of-a-kind types of flowers and fauna. The flowers of the sanctuary includes deodar, blue pine and oak. It also has nicely-advanced undergrowth.

The reserve has a extensive kind of grasses and timber adding to the beauty of this area. The woodland of tall deodar trees is something you may Not forget soon. The sanctuary is domestic to special types of animals like langur, jackal, barking goral, deer, leopard, Himalayan black marten and bear. The sanctuary is understood for its Himalayan bear. This place additionally has the commonplace black undergo and the misleading serow. The bird population of the sanctuary includes Gray Headed Cannery Flycatch, Block-headed Jay, Chesnut Billed Rock Thrush, Black Headed Jay, White winged Black chicken, Eurasian Jay and Blackbird.

There may be an enchanting meadow inside the middle of the sanctuary. The open grassland with beautiful wildflowers is a famous picnic spot. This meadow with velvety grass is surrounded by using tall deodar with snow-capped mountains in the heritage. It’s far one of the excellent places to go to in Dalhousie.

To attain the sanctuary, you may ought to take the road close to Municipal Water Reservoir. The sanctuary is round 9 km away from the G.P.O. There is a avenue from Lakarmandi to the Kalatop woodland Rest residence, thru the thick forest. You can power a jeep in this street. The temperature of this vicinity varies between minus ten ranges to 35 levels. The sanctuary is a must-visit area in case you are in Dalhousie.

Kangra: Kangra is positioned around one hundred twenty five km south-east of Dalhousie and you will take round three hours to reach there. Kangra is famous for its picturesque valleys and plush greenery. The region is an excellent weekend getaway from Dalhousie and has Numerous exciting locations to visit. The Masroor Rock Cut temple, which is called Himalayan Pyramids, is located right here. Masroor Rock Reduce temple is a complex which includes 15 rock Cut temples. those temples have Indo-Aryan architectural style.

kangra fort

This monolithic shape is appreciably carved and is placed in the sub-Himalayan vicinity on a hill. Stone pictures of Sita, Lakshman and Ram are gift within the most important shrine. The temple complicated, which additionally includes a water pond, is stated to were built by the Pandavas all through the length of their exile. In line with records, Kangra was known as Bhimnagar in historic times and became hooked up by means of one of the Pandava brother, Bhima.

another well-known area in Kangra is Pragpur village, that’s the best historical past village in India. The village resembles one of these fairy-tale villages you notice on televisions and read in books. This village looks just like stunning European hamlets.

Kangra Fortress is every other famous vacationer appeal in Kangra. located on the conflux of Banganga and Patal Ganga River, the Kangra Citadel stretches over four km region on pinnacle of a hill. Once you are executed exploring the Citadel, walk two hundred meters up the street to attain the Maharaja Sansar Chand Museum. The museum will give you an insight to the wealthy history of the region. It showcases the highly-priced life-style of the erstwhile Kangra Royal circle of relatives, the Katochs. There are also Numerous trekking trails right here via the mountain stages of Dhauladhar. The treks usually quit close to Chamba valley and provide remarkable views of the nearby areas.

Kangra is home to a number of the most stunning and charming cafes. these quaint little cafes will pride and marvel you with its intricate menu, which incorporates Italian, Himachali and Tibetan dishes. those cafes additionally have a terrific collection of books for the traffic. a number of the most famous cafes of Kangra are Snow Lion Cafe, Nechung Cafe, Indique, Jimmy’s Italian Cafe and Moonpeak. The location is also popular for its arts. Purchase miniature paintings and fantastically designed shawls that are favored across the world.

Khajjiar: positioned around 26 km east of Dalhousie, Khajjiar is a famous hill station in Himachal Pradesh. It’s far most of the 160 places across the world this is just like Switzerland. situated at an elevation of 6500 toes, Khajjiar is blessed with a pleasant climate and natural beauty. Khajjiar is likewise referred to as the Gulmarg of Himachal Pradesh.

khajjar

The most famous vacationer points of interest in Khajjair of dalhousie are Chamera Lake and the Khajjiar Lake. The pleasant manner to discover Khajjiar is with the aid of hiking. Another a laugh activity You may take pleasure in Khajjiar is Zorbing. The first-rate time to go to Khajjiar is among March and October.

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The grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul) is a species of bird in the thrush family. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

A large forest thrush whose name describes its key feature; males are black and females are brown, but both have flashing silvery wings. Its bright orange bill and eye ring are eye-catching in dark forests. Forages quietly in the forest understory, usually solitarily. Tends not to visit gardens and parks like Tibetan and Chinese Blackbirds, but does occasionally visit feeders at hides. [x]

This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and degradation. [x]

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Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul).

February 2021.

Tango Base: Thimphu.

Bhutan.

It is a species of bird in the thrush family. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Himalayas to northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

A large forest thrush whose name describes its key feature; males are black and females are brown, but both have flashing silvery wings. Its bright orange bill and eye ring are eye-catching in dark forests. Forages quietly in the forest understory, usually solitarily. Tends not to visit gardens and parks like Tibetan and Chinese Blackbirds, but does occasionally visit feeders at hides.

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