The blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia where many populations are strongly migratory, and seen seasonally in many parts but breeding colonially in small areas across their range, mostly in river valleys, where they nest by tunnelling into loamy sand banks. They are seen mostly in open habitats close to water.

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The male Indian peafowl is commonly called the Peacock. This gorgeous and majestic bird, Pavo cristatus, is the national bird of India, a symbol of beauty, joy, grace and love. Indian tradition is full of references to this glamorous bird and it is an extremely popular art motif. Due to its close proximity to humans over thousands of years, the peacock is featured in ancient Indian texts, songs and poems as a symbol of grace & poise. In two epic poems of Kalidasa (Meghadutam and Kumarasambhava) the beauty of the peacock has been used as an ornate literary tool. The peacock is also a prominent motif both in the Rajasthani & Mughal schools of paintings. The lovelorn, pining Nayikas in Rajasthani miniatures have the peacock as a companion. The Mahamayur Jataka describes the earlier incarnation of the Buddha as a golden peacock.

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