Ethno-ornithology of Lepchas of Sikkim / Vanya Jha and Ajeya Jha.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-179) and index.

1. Conceptual Framework
Sikkim - Lepchas - Ethno-Omithology - Birds - Ethnobiology of
Lepchas
2. Lepcha Bird Nomenclature
Birds and Bird Nomenclature - Habitat - Colour - Dong - Physical
Features - Character - Onomatopoetic - Family-specific - Two Species
Having Same Name
3. Birds in Lepcha Myths of Origins
The Great Flood - Mayel Valley - lesson from a Bear - Karthak Vikday -
How Water Was Brought - Origin of Menstrual Cycle - Bringing of Fire
- How the Cultivation of Crops was Learnt? - Learning to Catch Fish
4. Birds in Day-to-Day Lives of Lepcha People
Birds as Food - Birds as Medicine - Bird Hunting and Trapping - Birds
as Gifts - Birds in Rituals - Birds and Lepcha Attire - Birds as Pets -
Birds as Toys - R^erences
5. Lepcha Views on Birds
Primeval - Supernatural - Birds as Shaman or Priests - Adversaries -
Birds as Recreation - Birds as Intelligent Creatures - Birds as Messengers
- Lepcha Names df Places Derived from Birds - Becoming a Bird - Birds
as Predictor of Future - Birds as Symbols - Lepcha Personal Names
6. Bird Behaviour as Depicted in Lepcha Folklores
Folklore - Green Magpie - Folklore - Kingfisher - Folklore - Sikkim
Rustycheeked Scimitar Babbler - Folklore - Blue Whistling Thrush -
Folklore - White-capped Redstart - Folklore - Honeyguide - Folklore -
Great Barbet - Folklore - Long Tailed Broadbill and Hair Crested Drongo
- Folklore - Maroon Oriole - Folklore - Hoopoe - Folklore - References
7. Traditional Knowledge of Lepchas on Rhythmic
Behaviour of Birds
Traditional Knowledge - Rhythmic Behaviour of Birds
8. Birds in Lepcha Songs and Dances
Aspiration of a Maiden - You Bet! - 'Naraok Rum', God of Lepcha
Music - Lepcha Dances - Lepcha Agricultural Dances - Sum Saryaot,
or the Dance of Season - The Dance of Rung-nyu and Rung-nyit