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Die ganze Welt in einem Kleberblat (The entire World in a Cloverleaf). Jerusalem is in the centre of the map surrounded by the three continents. The Bünting cloverleaf map, also known as The World in a Cloverleaf, (German title: "Die ganze Welt in einem Kleberblat/Welches ist der Stadt Hannover meines lieben Vaterlandes Wapen") is a historic mappa mundi drawn by the German Protestant pastor ...
The ortolan bunting is 16–17 cm (6.3–6.7 in) in length and has a wing-span of 23–29 cm (9.1–11.4 in). [9] In appearance and habits it much resembles its relative the yellowhammer , but lacks the bright colouring of that species; the ortolan's head, for instance, is greenish-grey, instead of a bright yellow.
[2] [5] Bunting decorations are used on streets and buildings [4] at special occasions [1] and political events. [2] The term bunting also refers to a collection of flags, and particularly those of a ship; [6] the officer responsible for raising signals using flags is known as bunts, a term still used for a ship's communications officer.
Between 1890 and 1913, Gibbs made several trips to England, primarily to study art. She spent a year at the South Kensington Art School run by Arthur Stockdale Cope and Erskine Nicol, and attended classes at the Chelsea Polytechnic (now Chelsea College of Arts), studying under Augustus John and Ernest Borough Johnson.
The crested bunting (Emberiza lathami) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is sparrow sized with males having rufous wings and tail on a black body and females being less contrastingly coloured in dull brown.
The expression bunting is a term of endearment that may also imply 'plump'. [2] A version of the rhyme was published in 1731 in England. [5] A version in Songs for the Nursery 1805 had the longer lyrics: [citation needed]
Candy-striped leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae.These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees.