Sole (fish) Sole (fish) Sole is a fish belonging to several families. Generally speaking, they are members of the family Soleidae, but, outside Europe, the name "sole" is also applied to various other similar flatfish, especially other members of the sole suborder Soleoidei as well as members of the flounder family. In European cookery, there are several species which may be considered "true soles", but the common or Dover sole "Solea solea", often simply called "the sole", is the most esteemed and most widely available. The word "sole" in English, سول پیس in Urdu, French and Italian comes from its resemblance to
Common Bird Monitoring of India Common Bird Monitoring of India The Common Bird Monitoring Program is a citizen science bird monitoring program of India. It is a pioneer project that aims to engage general public in the collection of baseline data on 18 common bird species. Data collected will be used to map species abundance and distribution throughout the Indian subcontinent. The program is an initiative of the Nature Forever Society, supported by the Jaypee Group. It was launched in the city of Mumbai on World Sparrow Day, 20 March 2012. Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai launched its Common Bird Monitoring Program in 2015.