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.

Among the birds that can be seen are anhingas, egrets, hawks, limpkins, ospreys, vultures, American Bald Eagles, American White Ibis, Belted Kingfishers, American Coots and Great Blue Herons.

Among the birds, condors, eagles, hawks and woodpeckers can be found here.

Among them were ravens, woodpeckers, owls, oxifragae, eagles.

Among native raptorial birds, only larger eagles and similarly-sized Great Horned Owls can regularly outmatch this large and powerful hawk.

Among the recipients of the Nobel Prize for Literature more than half are practically unknown to readers of English.

Among them are Frederick J. Hoffman, William Van O'Connor, and Mrs. Olga Vickery.

Among current problems that require solutions, participated in by citizens as well as government, are:

Among measures in anticipation of crisis are plans to inject into the turmoil as assistants of key decision makers qualified persons who are cognizant of the corrosive effect of crisis upon personal relationships and are also able to raise calm and realistic voices when overburdened leaders near the limit of self-control.

Among the most frequently quoted Biblical sentences are the Beatitudes and yet so few persons, other than scholars, really understand the true meaning of these eight blessings uttered by Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount.

Among the many problems in the taxing of personal property, and of movable tangible property in particular, two are significant: ( 1 ) situs, ( 2 ) fair and equitable assessment of value.

Among the specific areas of concentration in which the staff is engaged, are such projects as biological and biochemical studies of the effects of microwaves ; ;

Among the most likely producers of detectable radio line spectra are the light diatomic hydrides OH and CH ; ;

Among the items scheduled for acceleration in the near future are the Polaris and B70 programs, strengthening of the airborne alert system of the Strategic Air Command, and improved battlefield surveillance systems.

Among the locales to visit are Shiloh, Tennessee ; ;

Among its most spectacular features are its falls, the highest being Upper Yosemite which drops 2,425 feet.

Among them, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, are: ( 1 ) shorter work weeks, ( 2 ) higher pay, ( 3 ) longer paid vacations, ( 4 ) better transportation, ( 5 ) earlier retirement, and ( 6 ) more education.

Among the newest fabrication methods to enter the display field are expandable styrene molding and blow molding.

Among infants the patterns of emotional responses are similar ; ;

Among other acts, Teller and Austin are accused of paying $800 to Sears.

Among those with reservations are Messrs. and Mmes. William A. Thompson, Van Cott Niven, A. B. Cox, David Bricker, Samuel Perry and Robert D. Stetson.

Among the highest-paid workers in the world are U.S. coal miners.

Among the most noted interpreters, there are Bahdja Rahal, Cheikh El Hadj Mohamed El Ghafour, Nasserdine Chaouli, Cheikh Larbi Bensari, Nouri El Koufi as troops music such as El Mouahidia, El Mossilia, El Fakhardjia, Es Sendoussia and El-Andalusians.

Among these cakes, there are Tamina, Chrik, Garn logzelles, Griouech, Kalb el-louz, Makroud, Mbardja, Mchewek, Samsa, Tcharak, Baghrir, Khfaf, Zlabia, Aarayech, Ghroubiya, Mghergchette.

Among leaf litter frogs in Panama, frogs that actively hunt prey have narrow mouths and are slim, often brightly coloured and toxic, while ambushers have wide mouths and are broad and well camouflaged.

Among the notable alumni of AFI are: Darren Aronofsky, Jon Avnet, Keith D. Black, Wally Pfister, Stuart Cornfeld, Bill Duke, Edward James Olmos, Carl Colpaert, Rodrigo García, Steve Golin, Patrick Creadon, Amy Heckerling, Marshall Herskovitz, Janusz Kamiński, Matthew Libatique, Mimi Leder, David Lynch, Terrence Malick, John McTiernan, Paul Schrader, Frank Spotnitz, Mark Waters, Gary Winick, Edward Zwick, and Susannah Grant.

) There are also numerous instances where the killer is not brought to justice in the legal sense but instead dies ( death usually being presented as a more ' sympathetic ' outcome ), for example Death Comes as the End, And Then There Were None, Death on the Nile, Dumb Witness, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Crooked House, Appointment with Death, The Hollow, Nemesis, Cat Among the Pigeons, and The Secret Adversary.