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Peterson devised his system "so that live birds could be identified readily at a distance by their 'field marks' without resorting to the bird-in-hand characters that the early collectors relied on. During the last half century the binocular and the spotting scope have replaced the shotgun."
The use of bird skins to document species has been a standard part of systematic ornithology. Bird skins are prepared by retaining the key bones of the wings, legs, and skull along with the skin and feathers. In the past, they were treated with arsenic to prevent fungal and insect (mostly dermestid) attack.
The hiding hand principle is a theory that offers a framework to examine how ignorance (particularly concerning future obstacles when person first decides to take on a project) intersects with rational choice to undertake a project; the intersection is seen to provoke creative success over the obstacles through the deduction that it is too late to abandon the project.
The "bird test" is going viral on TikTok as a way to assess the health and longevity of a relationship. But the driving theory behind the test isn't new — it's backed by research from one of the ...
The theory was developed further by Frank E Bird in 1966 based on the analysis of 1.7 million accident reports from almost 300 companies. He produced an amended triangle that showed a relationship of one serious injury accident to 10 minor injury ( first aid only) accidents, to 30 damage causing accidents, to 600 near misses .
26 FBI informants at Jan. 6 events, but few on assignment. In total, FBI field offices assigned three confidential sources to report on people under investigation on Jan. 6, and the two who didn't ...
Convicted Delphi, Indiana, killer Richard Allen was sentenced on Friday to 130 years in prison for the 2017 murders of two teenage girls as the victims' families spoke out in court. Allen, wearing ...
The Bird in Hand Principle. Focusing on resources at hand. The Focus on the Downside Principle. Focusing on what can be lost. The Crazy Quilt Principle. Building a network of diverse partnerships. The Lemonade Principle. Treating changes in external factors as opportunities to be exploited. The Pilot in the Plane Principle.