the beautiful Cockatiel ! - நான் .. .. பேச வந்தேன் !

Can you identify this bird ?

 

நான் .. ..  பேச வந்தேன் ! சொல்லத்தான் ஓர் வார்த்தை இல்லை

உன் வாய்மொழி,   மணிவாசகம்

நீ சொல்லாமல் என் நெஞ்சில் சொல்லில்லை; நான் பேச வந்தேன்  ..   

இந்த இனிமையான பாடல் உங்களுக்கு ஞாபகம் உள்ளதா.  ராகதேவன் இளையராஜாவின் ஆரம்ப நாள் சிறப்பு பாடல்களில் ஒன்று.  இசையில்லாத இரவுகளே இல்லை. இரவின் தனிமையில், செவிகளுள் நுழைந்து, இதயத்தை தொட்டு, உயிரில்  கலக்கும் இசையே  இசைஞானி இளையராஜா பாடல்கள்.  1976-ம் ஆண்டு தொடங்கிய ராஜாவின் பயணம், பலரது  வாழ்க்கைப் பயணத்துக்கு துணையாக நின்று பரிமளித்துள்ளது.  

The cockatiel also known as the weero/weiro or quarrion,  is a medium-sized parrot that is a member of its own branch of the cockatoo family endemic to Australia. They are prized as household pets and companion parrots throughout the world and are relatively easy to breed.  Sometimes caged, sometimes let free inside the house, these pets are very popular. 

Originally described by Scottish writer and naturalist Robert Kerr in 1793 as Psittacus hollandicus, the cockatiel  was moved to its own genus, Nymphicus, by Wagler in 1832.  Its genus name reflects the experience of one of the earliest groups of Europeans to see the birds in their native habitat; the travellers thought the birds were so beautiful that they named them after mythical nymphs. The specific name hollandicus refers to New Holland, a historic name for Australia.  

The name New Holland was first applied to the western and northern coast of Australia in 1644 by the Dutch seafarer Abel Tasman, best known for his discovery of Tasmania (called by him Van Diemen's Land). The English Captain William Dampier used the name in his account of his two voyages there: the first arriving in Jan 1688 and next in 1699.     Except for giving its name to the land, neither the Netherlands nor the Dutch East India Company claimed any territory in Australia as its own. Although many Dutch expeditions visited the coast during the 200 years after the first Dutch visit in 1606, there was no lasting attempt at establishment of a permanent settlement. Most of the explorers of this period concluded that the apparent lack of water and fertile soil made the region unsuitable for colonisation. On 22 Aug 1770, after sailing north along Australia's east coast, James Cook claimed the entire "Eastern coast of New Holland" that he had just explored as British territory. !!!!  

Worldwide there are currently 22 cockatiel colour mutations established in aviculture, of which eight are exclusive to Australia. Mutations in captivity have emerged in various colours, some quite different from those observed in nature. The cockatiel's average life span is 12 to 15 years,  though in captivity and under appropriate living conditions, a cockatiel could be expected to live from 16 to 25 years.  

நான் .. ..  பேச வந்தேன் !   பாடல் இடம் பெற்ற படம் -  பாலூட்டி வளர்த்தகிளி 1976 ஆம் ஆண்டு வெளிவந்த தமிழ்த் திரைப்படம். தேவராஜ்-மோகன் இயக்கத்தில் விஜயகுமார், ஸ்ரீபிரியா மற்றும் பலரும் நடித்து இருந்தனர்.  The film was  based on the stage play Raja Parambarai  by Komal Swaminathan.  Its  screenplay was written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, and dialogues were written by Swaminathan – the  title was derived from a song from famous Sivaji film Gauravam (1973).

 
With regards – S Sampathkumar
7^th Oct 2023.