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The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. It forms a superspecies with the closely related black-billed and Pacific koels which are sometimes treated as subspecies. The Asian koel is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts, who raise its young. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults. The name koel is echoic in origin with several language variants. The bird is a widely used symbol in Indian poetry.
The Asian koel is a large, long-tailed, cuckoo measuring 39–46 cm (15–18 in) and weighing 190–327 g (6.7–11.5 oz). The male of the nominate race is glossy bluish-black, with a pale greenish grey bill, the iris is crimson, and it has grey legs and feet. The female of the nominate race is brownish on the crown and has rufous streaks on the head. The back, rump and wing coverts are dark brown with white and buff spots. The underparts are whitish, but is heavily striped. The other subspecies differ in colouration and size. The upper plumage of young birds is more like that of the male and they have a black beak. They are very vocal during the breeding season (March to August in the Indian Subcontinent), with a range of different calls. The familiar song of the male is a repeated koo-Ooo. The female makes a shrill kik-kik-kik... call. Calls vary across populations.
Entrance to a cassava research station, near Khorat, eastern Thailand.
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Cassava is used in the starch industry throughout Southeast Asia to make products from noodles to pharmaceuticals, supporting smallholder incomes. For full story visit: bit.ly/1g8lTHg
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With Asian gold supplies depleted because the recent drop in prices spurred massive demand, the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society is rush-ordering gold bars from Switzerland and London to meet the increased demand.
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The 'Asia' sculpture is one of the four corner sculptures on the Albert Memorial, in Kensington, London.
The Memorial was commissioned by order of Queen Victoria in memory of her husband Prince Albert, who died in 1861.
Rajasthan has a mainly Rajasthani population. Hindus account for 88.8% of the population.Muslims make up 8.5%, Sikhs 1.4% and Jains 1.2% of the population.The state of Rajasthan is also populated by Sindhis, who came to Rajasthan from Sindh province (now in Pakistan) during the India-Pakistan separation in 1947.
Digital elevation data (meters above obtained as a 1 kilometer resolution were obtained as a 1 kilometer resolution elevation bathymetry raster product from ISciences, LLC. Elevation zones were created by aggregating ranges of land elevation values into 12 thematic elevation classes. The 2004 ISciences data were resampled from their native 30 arc-second resolution to match GPW's population and land area 2'5 arc-minute spatial footprint. Source: ISciences, L.L.C. 300 N. Fifth Ave. Suite 120, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. www.isciences.com/.
embroidered linen with marimekko red cotton. yum. i am loving my new asian branches embroidery designs. .
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