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'''Jatinga''' (Pron: ʤʌˈtɪŋgə or ʤæˈtɪŋgə ), a village on a ridge, is located in [[Dima Hasao district]], [[Assam]] State in [[India]]. It is {{convert|330|km|mi}} south of [[Guwahati]]<ref>Choudhury, A. U. (7 September 1986). "Bird killing at Jatinga", ''The Sentinel''.</ref> The village is inhabited by about 2,500 [[Khasi people|Khasi]]- | '''Jatinga''' (Pron: ʤʌˈtɪŋgə or ʤæˈtɪŋgə ), a village on a ridge, is located in [[Dima Hasao district]], [[Assam]] State in [[India]]. It is {{convert|330|km|mi}} south of [[Guwahati]]<ref>Choudhury, A. U. (7 September 1986). "Bird killing at Jatinga", ''The Sentinel''.</ref> The village is inhabited by about 2,500 [[Khasi people|Khasi]]-Pnar people and a few [[People of Assam|Assamese]]. | ||
== Bird deaths == | == Bird deaths == | ||
At the end of the [[monsoon]] months especially on moonless and foggy dark nights between 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m | At the end of the [[monsoon]] months especially on moonless and foggy dark nights between 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m usually in the months of September and October, birds are not disturbed by the locals but out of the dark northern skies will start to descend as they are attracted to lights. These dazed birds are captured using bamboo poles by the locals.<ref>{{cite web | ||
|url=http://nchills.gov.in/NCHILLS-JATINGA.htm | |url=http://nchills.gov.in/NCHILLS-JATINGA.htm | ||
|title=Jatinga Bird Mystery | |title=Jatinga Bird Mystery | ||