<P> The name hoom is used in parts of Maharashtra and is derived from the low booming call . The sharp barking alarm call leads to its name of hookna in some parts of northern India . It is known in some other parts as Gaganbher or Gurayin for the resemblance of other calls to thunder or the roar of a tiger . </P> <P> When the "national bird" of India was under consideration, the great Indian bustard was a proposed candidate (strongly supported by the Indian ornithologist Salim Ali), but dropped in favour of the Indian peafowl with at least one reason being the potential for being misspelt . </P>

A letter to a friend about great indian bustard