A nape is not a... 1  Crown: This is the very top of the birds head, and while the crown and nape are adjacent parts of a bird, each one is distinct. 2  Plume: Some birds have plumes that extend from the crown or nape, and can drape gracefully over the nape.
Evidently, India has a diverse range of forests: from the rainforest of Kerala in the south to the alpine pastures of Ladakh in the north, from the deserts of Rajasthan in the west to the evergreen forests in the northeast.
Dwindling forests. Madagascar is home to two types of forest. Dry deciduous forest covers much of western Madagascar, while lush tropical rainforest spans eastern regions and the edge of the central plateau. Barely more than 10% of Madagascar's original forest survives today. Deforestation was particularly severe during French rule, when 70% of the island's forests were destroyed in 30 years.