Question

A1. Answer these questions.
1. How has Salim Ali revolutionised bird study?
2. What do the birds do to escape cold winters?
3. Why is the cuckoo called a brood parasite?
4. What is the magical ring? How did this help the ornithologists?
5. How did Dr Salim Ali and BNHS help WHO?
6. What are mist nets? How did they help the ornithologists?
7. Which qualities of the migrants does the narrator refer to?

QUESTION ANSWER OF THE STORY
'THE MAGIC RING'​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Salim Ali, born on November 12, 1896, was one of India's greatest scientists simply because he took the study of birds out of musty museum back rooms and into the field.
2. All cold-climate birds pack on body weight in the late summer and fall in anticipation of the long, cold winter, but feathers also play an important role. All birds stay warm by trapping pockets of air around their bodies. The secret to maintaining these layers of air lies in having clean, dry and flexible feathers.
3. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a brood parasite; i.e., it lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, which act as foster parents for the young cuckoos. The most frequent foster parents are various species of small songbirds.
4. Salim Ali was very influential in ensuring the survival of the BNHS and managed to save the then 100-year-old institution by writing to the then Prime Minister Pandit Nehru for financial help. Salim also influenced other members of his family.(this is the 5 question)
5. Mist nets are used by ornithologists and bat biologists to capture wild birds and bats for banding or other research projects. Mist nets are typically made of nylon or polyester mesh suspended between two poles, resembling a volleyball net.

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Answer 2

Answer:

A.6. mist nets are nets made by the Japanese, even the keen eyesight of birds missed it. They were light and springy.