According to another local story, the name of Ranchi comes from a local bird named "Rici" which was mostly found in the Pahari Mandir premise. Up to 1927, the place was known as Rachi. "Rici" is name for Black Kite "(Milvus migrans") in Mundari, the modern-day landmark of Ranchi city, the Pahari Mandir, is also known as "Rici Buru" (रिचि बुरु) - the hill of the kites, and the city originated on the foothills of Rici Buru with the construction of "bada talaab" by Commissioner Thomas Wilkinson at the same site.