কেতেকি-কতালকেতেকী ফুল

কেতেকী (Assamese) [ Roman: ke.te.ki]
Contributed by: Bikram M Baruah on 2009-05-22
1. (Common Noun-Common) A medium size bird [13 in (33 cm); 3.6 oz (104 g)] with banded trails, bars on the abdomen and flanks. It has loud, shrieking call, often heard singing at night with a bright moon. Can be found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. It feeds in insects, including caterpillars, termites, grasshoppers, beetles; they also eat fruits and berries. Arboreal and secretive foragers. অসমীয়া জনজীৱনৰ এটি চিনাকী চৰাই

Contributed by: Anjal Borah (অঞ্জল বৰা) on 2009-05-27
2. (Common Noun-Common) Ketaki is a densely branched shrub. It is rarely erect and is generally found along the coast of India and the Andaman islands. The stem is usually up to 6 m high. It is always supported by aerial roots. The tree is considered a good soil binder. Leaves are glacicous-green in colour ensiform and pointed. There are spines on margins and midriff of the leaves. এবিধ কাইট থকা উগ্ৰ গন্ধযুক্ত ফুল৷