Among the more common of such " native elements " are copper, silver, gold, carbon ( as coal, graphite, or diamonds ), sulfur, and mercury.

Among many other observations about flora, fauna, and native inhabitants related in his lengthy book, Bonaventure claimed to have seen enormous footprints in the region.

Among those drilling at Spindletop was W. Scott Heywood, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, who in 1901 made the first oil discovery in nearby Jeff Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana.

Among native English speakers, many different accents exist.

John Edward Lloyd gave the following assessment of Llywelyn: Among the chieftains who battled against the Anglo-Norman power his place will always be high, if not indeed the highest of all, for no man ever made better or more judicious use of the native force of the Welsh people for adequate national ends ; his patriotic statemanship will always entitle him to wear the proud style of Llywelyn the Great.

Among other events of the 17th century, the Bandanese attempted independent trade with the English, and the East-India Company's response was to decimate the native population of the Banda Islands, sending the survivors fleeing to other islands, and then installing slave labour.

Among these are the Lossoth, a hardy people native to the Ice Bay of Forochel in the far north.

Among those with whom he performed were Anton Rubinstein and, in a concert in Offenbach's native Cologne, Liszt.

Among them was an explanation of why the natives of Krypton perished if they had possessed super powers on their native world ( as was the case in the earliest versions of Krypton outlined above, although this only became a problem once Superman — and by extension anyone from Krypton — was portrayed as increasingly powerful, able to withstand nuclear explosions, contrasted with his original power level in which a bursting mortar shell could penetrate his skin ).

Among these was the Reverend William Murphy, a native of Ireland and a pioneer Baptist minister from the Holston River area in East Tennessee who procured a land grant.

Among the first settlers in the parish was Newett Drew, a native of Virginia, who about 1818 established a grist mill at the former Overton community near Minden.

Among the early settlers was Jean François Perry, who was a native of France, and emigrated to this country in 1792.

Among the most prominent of the native sons of Aurelius were inventor Birdsill Holley and Miriam Angeline Works, first wife of Brigham Young, who led the " Latter-Day Saints " into the Great Salt Lake Valley in 1847.

Among the native Sitka spruce, western hemlock and wildflowers, the garden is a unique experimental outdoor laboratory, featuring a great many exotic species such as South African honeybush, New Zealand and Tasmanian tree ferns, Chinese fig hazel, Australian Grevillia, and Chilean flame and lantern trees.

Among these native to Reading are Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder Carl Furillo, Baltimore Colts running back Lenny Moore, and Philadelphia 76ers forward Donyell Marshall.

Among the first settlers of Maple Falls was Herbert Everant Leavitt, a native of Melbourne, Quebec, Canada.

Among the earliest written records of Filipino martial arts comes from the Spanish conquistadors who fought native tribesmen armed with sticks and knives.

Among those who were able achieve this was Ladislav Troják ; A native of Košice who left for Prague to play for the LTC Praha – at those times considered to be the best ice hockey team in the country — in 1934.

Among these were several Austrian bakers, who were unfamiliar with the Danish baking recipes, and therefore baked pastries of their native homeland recipes.

Among the noted musical figures born in the state are Dorival Caymmi ; João Gilberto ; Gilberto Gil, the former ( 2003 – 2008 ) country's Minister of Culture ; Caetano Veloso and his sister Maria Bethânia ( Gil and Veloso being the founders of the Tropicália movement ( a native adaptation of the hippie movement ) of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which ultimate gained international recognition ); Gal Costa ; Luis Caldas ; Sara Jane ; Daniela Mercury ; Ivete Sangalo ; Carlinhos Brown and Margareth Menezes.

Among the statues in the town there is one of Edgar Quinet ( 1803 – 1875 ), a native of Bourg.

Among the exonyms not native to the Polish people or language are: лях ( lyakh ) used in East Slavic languages.

Among its native wildlife are 33 bird species and several threatened mammals such as the Philippine Deer, Giant Bushy-Tailed Cloud Rat (“ bowet ”) and the Long-Haired Fruit Bat.

Among the laws which were drawn and enacted during Verwoerd's time as minister for native affairs were the Population Registration Act and the Group Areas Act in 1950, the Pass Laws Act of 1952 and the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act of 1953.

Among the native sparrows in North America, it is easily one of the most abundant, variable and adaptable species.

Among the birds most characteristic of Africa are the ostrich and the secretary-bird.

Among the numerous laws that form part of kashrut are the prohibitions on the consumption of unclean animals ( such as pork and most insects, with the exception of crickets and locusts ), mixtures of meat and milk, and the commandment to slaughter mammals and birds according to a process known as shechita.

Among the eagles are some of the largest birds of prey: only the condors and some of the Old World vultures are markedly larger.

Among the highest branches was a nest, with twice four birds -- and those the serpent seized together with the mother-bird as she was fluttering round her loss.

Among the rarest and most powerful birds in the world, it has been declared the Philippine national bird.

The windmill was owned by the family of singer James Blunt for many decades Among resident breeding birds are Avocet, Bearded Tit, Bittern, Marsh Harrier and Spoonbill.

Among 690 species of birds inhabiting the territory of the former USSR, 350 are found in Primorye.

Among the birds in the aviary are Black-crowned Night Heron, Blue-winged Teal, Bufflehead Duck, Cattle Egret, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Egret, Wood Duck, Northern Bobwhite, Roseate Spoonbill, Snowy Egret, and American White Ibis.

Among common European birds, only the Black Redstart ( Phoenicurus ochrurus ) has a similarly coloured tail.

Among terrestrial birds, ravens, peregrine falcons, some wrens and wagtails are common.

Among their most conspicuous behaviours is a near constant tail wagging, a trait that has given the birds their common name.

Among birds the best-known forms of parasitism are brood parasitism by various species of cuckoos, honey-guides, cowbirds, and several more.

Among these are the Battalia, a programmatic " battle " piece which anticipates such latter-day techniques as polytonality and col legno playing, and the Sonata representativa, another typical 17th century piece similar to works by Walther and Farina, which imitates various birds and animals.

Among the latter, the Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginianus ) and the Eurasian Eagle-owl ( B. bubo ) are noted predators of Barn Owls ( though there is little evidence for predation on wild birds by Great Horned Owls ).

Among the cherry trees in the garden at the homestead were " bronzewing pigeon and satin birds, love birds and honeyeating parakeets.

Among the features linking theropod dinosaurs to birds are the three-toed foot, a furcula ( wishbone ), air-filled bones, brooding of the eggs, and ( in some cases ) feathers.

Among other Italian still life, Bernardo Strozzi ’ s The Cook is a " kitchen scene " in the Dutch manner, which is both a detailed portrait of a cook and the game birds she is preparing.

Among the many vagrant birds which have been found here are the following, which was a first for Britain:

Among these hundreds of national refuges are home to some 700 species of birds, 220 species of mammals, 250 reptile and amphibian species and more than 200 species of fish.

Among the leading birds was a hawk named Big Red.

Among opportunistic species such as the Roseate Tern, research has found that parent birds involved in kleptoparasitism are more successful in raising broods than non-kleptoparasitic individuals.

Among passerine birds, there are fewer known examples of kleptoparasitism, though Masked Shrikes have been recorded stealing food from wheatears, and Eurasian Blackbirds have been seen stealing smashed snails from other thrushes.

Among birds, these include, for example, herons, hawks, woodpeckers, owls and most passerines.

Among northern races of Sandhill cranes, the diet is most varied especially among breeding birds.