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The traditional terms "plover", "lapwing", and "dotterel" do not correspond exactly to current taxonomic models; thus, several of the Vanellinae are often called plovers, and one a dotterel, while a few of the "true" plovers (subfamily Charadriinae) are known colloquially as lapwings. In general, a lapwing can be thought of as a larger plover.
Location of Norfolk in Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be ...
The bird referred to in English translations of Ovid's Metamorphoses, book 6, as lapwing [28] is probably the northern lapwing. Tereus is turned into an epops (6.674); Ovid presumably had the hoopoe in mind, whose crest indicates his royal status and whose long, sharp beak is a symbol of his violent nature.
[4] True lapwing eggs are "pear-shaped" with a buff background and black speckles. [10] Another source described them as "olive-brown, spotted and dashed at the larger end with a darker umber color." [13] In the 1920s, "nice little moss-covered baskets with spotted green eggs" were served at fine restaurants and hotels. [14]
USS Redwing (AM-48) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper commissioned by the United States Navy for service in World War I.She was responsible for removing mines from harbors, and, in her role as rescue and salvage ship, she was responsible for coming to the aid of stricken vessels.
USS Gannet (AM-41) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy near the end of World War I. Gannet was laid down 1 October 1918 by the Todd Shipyard Corp., New York ; launched 19 March 1919; sponsored by Miss Edna Mae Fry; and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard 10 July 1919.
Vanellus is the genus of waders which provisionally contains all lapwings except red-kneed dotterel, Erythrogonys cinctus.The name "vanellus" is Latin for "little fan", vanellus being the diminutive of vannus ("winnowing fan").
USS Cormorant (AM-40) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Cormorant was launched 5 February 1919 by Todd Shipbuilding Corp., New York City; sponsored by Miss M. E. Vellaire; and commissioned 15 May 1919.