Nongin Bird
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Nongin Bird Nongin (Syrmaticus humiae), a beautiful bird that was declared as State Bird of Manipur in 1989. The bird is also named as Mrs. Hume's Pheasant in honour of Mrs A.O. Hume,the wife of Mr. Allan Octavian Hume. Mr. Hume was a greatest influential ornithologist in nineteen century, and he had scientifically recorded the bird during his expedition in Manipur in 1881. In Manipuri the meaning of Nongin is one who follows the track of rain. 'Nong' means rain and 'In' means to follow. The name of birth has legend that a loving couple died due to thirst and hunger and their souls were changed into the pair of the bird. It was also believed that the bird knew the conditions and cycle of rain and cloud in the sky. Royal kings of Manipur used to present the beautiful feathers of the bird as awards for war or hunting heroes. The bird is a big forest bird and its size is of the local chicken. They are mostly stay on the ground and do not fly very far. The m...