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Today's Headlines - September 13, 2006

A New Bird Species Is Confirmed in India
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NEW DELHI, Sept. 12 -- A new bird species has been found in India, the first
such discovery here in more than 50 years, the amateur ornithologist who
first spotted the bird said Tuesday.

The multicolored bird, Liocichla bugunorum, was first sighted in May in the
remote Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern
state near the border with China, by Ramana Athreya, an astronomer as well
as amateur ornithologist.

Mr. Athreya said he named it after the Bugun tribe, which lives in the area.
The bird has a black cap, a bright yellow patch around the eyes and yellow,
crimson, black and white patches on the wings.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/13/science/13bird.html?ref=science