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Danubian' was used as a synonym in the 19th century; and only given precedence by Edward Brown after the turn of the 19th century. [4] The Sebastopol is a medium-sized goose with long, white curly feathers. The feathers of the neck are smooth and sometimes greyish brown. Crosses have produced all-grey, buff, and saddle back variants.
addled eggs Also, wind eggs; hypanema. [5] Eggs that are not viable and will not hatch. [6] See related: overbrooding. afterfeather Any structure projecting from the shaft of the feather at the rim of the superior umbilicus (at the base of the vanes), but typically a small area of downy barbs growing in rows or as tufts.
Another fairly accurate sign is that rump feathers with a single white dot indicate a female; rump feathers with more than one white dot indicate a male. [ citation needed ] The average life span of a ruffed grouse is one year, although some birds are thought to live for as long as eleven years.
Ryan Seacrest ruffled a few feathers after a controversial puzzle guess ruling. This week, one " Wheel of Fortune " player missed out on the first puzzle of the episode and a $1,000 prize after ...
But Brown sees it in a different way. "I was like, 'I'm 48 years old. When I turn 50, I'm going to Sally O’Malley,” he says, referring to Molly Shannon’s Saturday Night Live character. "I'm ...
"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American surf rock band the Trashmen, containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word. " It has been covered many times. It is a combination of two R&B hits by the Rivingtons : " Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow " and "The Bird's the Word."
The word has sexual connotations, too, meaning a man whose female partner is unfaithful. ... Then Giles, who ruffled feathers when he endorsed Democrats Gov. Katie Hobbs and Sen. Mark Kelly in ...
Firebird - large bird with magically luminescent red- and yellow-hued feathers (sometimes used as a synonym of phoenix; see below) Fūjin; Gamayun; Gargoyle; Garuda; German; Gorgons - three sisters (Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa) with snakes for hair, sharp fangs, golden wings, and petrifying gazes. Griffin – An equine-eagle hybrid [1] Harpy ...