patna the onestop destination for a range of birds rabbits and dogs is mir shikar toli situated in the narrow lanes near tripolia hospital in patna city area this market not only offers variety but also affordable price the place not only meets the local market demands but also supplies birds to nepal pakistan besides several states in the country itself mir shikar toli derives its name from the inhabitants of the area who are mostly professional bird catchers oldtimers say the area has professional bird catchers from the time of chandragupta maurya but with the passage of time and growing demand for rabbits and dogs the traders also started selling them traders in the locality say almost every variety of birds in demand is available here from red avadavat popularly known as lal munia to love birds owl doves finch quail ducks partridge parrot and many more the market is open to the bargaining capacity of the buyers each pair of birds ranges from rs150 to rs1000 the prominent variety of dogs available are labrador german shepherd spitz and pomeranian a puppy costs around rs1000 to rs8000 depending on its species and pedigree despite congested lanes the buyers do not hesitate in heading to the place when it comes to bringing fauna home people in the trade reveal that thousands of exotic birds are sent in an organized manner to markets as far as bag bazaar of kathmandu in nepal and karachi in pakistan they say the market supplies exotic birds to ranchis katatoli new delhis jama masjid market and new market of kolkata md waseem who trades in birds and canines said the demand for dogs is encouraging passion for dogs has increased in the city in the past years the market is growing and we are also engaged in meeting the demand with changing time he said