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shhalaj-97893501815770303978935018157715978935018157700BB0101Ethno-Ornithology of Lepchas of Sikkim2A01Vanya Jha2A01Ajeya Jha01en12SOC002010SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social01591.0954167 23041. Ethnoornithology--India--Sikkim. 2. Lepcha (South Asian People)--India--Sikkim--Ethnozoology.0300Ethno-ornithology is the study of the relationship between people and birds. This book makes an in-depth study of ethno-ornithological traditions of the Lepchas—an aboriginal group of people of North-East India. Bringing to light the Lepcha bird nomenclature, it describes in detail the place of birds in Lepcha myths of origins and their importance in the day-to-day lives of the Lepcha people. Taking note of Lepcha views on the birds, it also presents behaviour of different birds as depicted in Lepcha folktales, songs and dances.01Readworthy Press CorporationIN04012012010101Shhalaj Publishing House2002995.00INRWORLD