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If a bird, bat, and a winged insect were scored for the character, " presence of wings ", a homoplasy would be introduced into the dataset, and this would confound the analysis, possibly resulting in a false evolutionary scenario.
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If and bird
A pattern is activated by certain expectations: If a person sees a big bird, he or she will classify it rather as a sea eagle than a golden eagle, assuming that his or her " sea-scheme " is currently activated and his " land-scheme " is not.
If the cere is a bright blue, the bird is a male.
If the cere has white rings around the nostrils, the bird is likely female.
If oceanic conditions are unsuitable, seabirds will emigrate to more productive areas, sometimes permanently if the bird is young.
If another kingfisher enters its territory, both birds display from perches, and fights may occur, where a bird will grab the other's beak and try to hold it under water.
If the threat is another bird, however, the pelicans do not abandon the nest and may fight off the interloper by jabbing at them with their considerable bills.
If chased by a bird of prey or other predator, it will bolt straight down the nearest hole like a rodent until the danger has passed.
If the wind shear is of sufficient magnitude, a bird can climb into the wind gradient, trading ground speed for height, while maintaining airspeed.
If the bird makes it through, he tells them to row with all their might and Athena gave the Argo the extra push needed to clear them, " the Argo darted from the rocks like a flying arrow ", whereas in the film he gives Jason an amulet.
* ( If you try to feed the bird :) It's not hungry ( it's merely pinin ' for the fjords ).
If a bird sets off in the opposite direction, shown by the orange arrow, it will end up in Western Europe instead of South East Asia.
If the two wings of a bird are devotion and action, knowledge is its tail.
If an examined bird ever becomes sick and requires the care of a veterinarian, he or she will already have much data about the bird's weight ( one of the earliest indicators of illness in birds ), diet, and care.
If the prey is further away, the bird will flap its wings a few times during the dive to increase distance.
" and he had to trade it in for another bird, which was a parrot, saying, " If you're hurt and can't work.
If the bird is recaptured the number on the band is recorded ( along with other identifying characteristics ) as a retrap.
If so, and if the parental subsidy is sufficient for the sure survival of only one extra bird, there will be grounds for conflict in deciding which sibling will be the one to benefit.
If anything, it should be even more important in a bird that nests in the cold, apparently foodless conditions of late winter.
If wild bird cover is planted for it, Kale, Quinoa and Millet are preferred, next to tall hedges or woodland.
Fellow guest Billy Connolly threatened, " If that bird comes anywhere near me, I'll break its neck and your bloody arm!
If a male bird is on the lookout for a partner and has a suitable nest, it must advertise the fact, either by its call, a visual display or both.
If the bird is excited, it may repeat this call several times.
If based on Brehm ( 1831 ), it refers to this bird.
If seen, this species is unlikely to be mistaken for any other bird.
If and bat
If the team that batted second is substantially behind on first innings total, it may be required to bat again ( i. e., to immediately follow on from its first innings ) in the third innings of the match.
If the ball rolls and hits the bat then the batsman is out and is replaced by that fielder.
If the ball is only hit within a short distance, then instead of laying the bat down, the batsman swings the bat like a pendulum and the fielder targets the swinging bat.
If the fielder hits the wicket, then the batsman is out and it is the fielder's turn to bat.
If a batter bunts the ball and his bat hits the ball it is a dead ball even if on accident.
During his third NHL season, he commented that " If Teemu had been here right off the bat, then maybe I wouldn't have focused so much on shooting.
If it spots a jumping fish, the bat will drop down to closer to the water surface, particularly the spot where it made the jump and decreases the pulse duration and intervals of its echolocation signals.
If the pitcher opts to bat for himself, he is treated as two separate positions — a pitcher and a designated hitter ( abbreviated P / DH on the lineup card ) — and may be substituted for as such ( i. e. if he is removed as the pitcher, he may remain as the designated hitter and vice versa ).
As noted by Arthur M. Greenhall: If there is fur on the skin of the host, the common vampire bat uses its canine and cheek teeth like a barber's blades to shave away the hairs.
If choosing a " self-tie " bow tie, there are usually two shapes available: the " bat wing ," which is parallel-sided like a cricket bat, and the " thistle ", sometimes known as the " butterfly.
* If the wicket keeper moves any part of his person in front of the line of the stumps before either a ) the ball strikes the batsman's person or bat ; or b ) the ball passes the line of the stumps.
If the ball is at chest height, the batsman's best defence is to move on to his back foot, raise his bat vertically to chest height, and attempt to block the ball and direct it downwards to the pitch so as to avoid presenting a catch to a fielder.
If the game is played more seriously, players take turns to bat and the player who batted for the most balls or the longest time is considered the winner.
If the batter hit the ball ( with a bat or his / her hand ) and it was caught by a fielder, the batter was out.
*** If an extra inning begins, and the visiting team has scored at least one run to take the lead, but the home team has not finished its turn to bat in the extra inning, the entire inning can be wiped off and the game declared a tie.
If the visitors lead or the game is tied, the hosts take their " last ups " at bat.
If the player flies over the wooden fence, a bat eats Rollie, resulting in an instant kill.
If a wide ball crosses the boundary without touching the ground, only five wides ( not seven ) are scored-according to Law 19. 5, a boundary six can only be scored if the ball has touched the bat.
If the batting innings of a team begins after the last half hour of the day, the team might employ a nightwatchman to bat after a batsman gets out.
If the ball did not touch the bat or a hand holding the bat, four runs are scored as the relevant type of extra instead ; six runs cannot be scored as extras, even if the ball clears the boundary, which is in any case extremely unlikely.
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