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The pauraque was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae.He placed it with all the other nightjars in the genus Caprimulgus and coined the binomial name Caprimulgus albicollis. [3]
The novel was translated into English by Hardie St. Martin and Leonard Mades and published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1973, with about twenty pages cut. This edition was reprinted by David R. Godine, Publisher in 1979. [2]
The Cu bird (Spanish: pájaro cu or cú) is a bird from a Mexican folktale that is unhappy with its looks. According to the legend, the other birds agreed to the barn owl's proposal to give the Cu bird one feather each and in return asked it to become the messenger of the bird council.
Female, Pajaro Jumbo Reserve near Mindo, Ecuador. A hypermelanic male was reported from Reserva Buenaventura in El Oro Province, Ecuador, in 2005. The bird had increased phaeomelanin; its white areas — except those of the wings — were bright tawny chestnut. A similar bird was collected along the "Pipeline Road" near Gamboa, Panama, in 1963.
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis is a species of manzanita known by the common name Pajaro manzanita. It is endemic to California , where it is known mainly from Monterey County . Historical occurrences have been noted in Santa Cruz County and far western San Benito County — these may no longer exist. [ 2 ]
British drugmaker AstraZeneca has appointed a new China head, replacing a former executive who has been detained by authorities in the country. Iskra Reic, who oversaw the development of the firm ...
Yep--Tigger has that typical cat sass, but Sully, the Black Lab, knows how to roll with the punches.Even so, he's still a bit offended when the baby cat gives him a gentle pat on the face.
“Those guys are going to both be head coaches, eventually,” Campbell said. “Whether it’s now, whether it’s like, whatever the case may be, it’s good for them to see it.