Talk:Devil Bird

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I read in The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins that the Manx Shearwater was nicknamed the Devil Bird.

Honestly, I wouldn't put any trust in Dawkins to get his zoology right. In this case, he's close but no cigar. Most "petrels" and shearwaters - roughly 2 dozen species or so altogether - were liable to be called "devil birds". See also Black-capped Petrel for example - diablotin is essentially "little devil-bird". Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 18:01, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nittewa

Sri Lankan flolklore has another Cryptid called "Nittewa". It is said to be dwarf human like creature, dwelled in thick jungles in Central Sri Lanka. According to folklore, the Veddhas (indigenous forest dwelling people of Sri Lanka) and Nittewas were competing for the same teritory, and few centuries ago, Veddhas were able to wipe out the entire population of Nittewas. I have tried to find out any authentic references to this legend, but was not successful. Anyone having authentic reference, please add a new article. Ritigala Jayasena (talk) 14:40, 18 February 2008 (UTC)