Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs.

Its closest genetic relative was the also extinct Rodrigues Solitaire, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae of the family of pigeons and doves.

Its closest ancient relatives are the Iranian languages Old Persian and Avestan.

Its immediate neighbours include the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia, and Australasia is the closest continent.

Its closest relatives are the Lesser Goldfinch ( C. psaltria ), Lawrence's Goldfinch ( C. lawrencei ), and the siskins.

Its closest modern derivative is said to be the accent used by natives of Fingal.

Its location at the closest point of the Murray to Melbourne contributed to its development as a thriving river port city during the 19th century.

Its next closest relatives are the New World Colombian weasel ( Mustela felipei ) and the Amazon weasel ( Mustela africana ).

Its closest relatives are the Abyssinian Wolf, also known as the Red Wolf and the King Jackal, and the Indian Wolf.

Its nearest port is Weihai Port, and the airport closest to the zone is Wuhai Airport.

Its closest neighbor is the tiny village of Owings, which lies about one mile to the North.

Its closest neighbors are Burdock to the northwest, Hot Springs to the northeast, and Provo and Rumford to the south.

Its northern border is just south of the Merritt Parkway, where Exits 36 and 37 are closest to the town.

Its closest point to the mainland is off Cape Jervis on the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Its closest equivalent in other Polynesian languages is the Cook Island Māori word po ' utukava, referring to a coastal shrub with white berries, Sophora tomentosa.

Its closest relative is the other large black-headed species, the Yellow-billed Loon or White-billed Diver, Gavia adamsii.

Its closest relative in the Columba genus is the Hill Pigeon, followed by the other rock pigeons: the Snow, Speckled and White-collared Pigeons.

Its closest relative is the little-known Sanford's Sea Eagle of the Solomon Islands.

Its closest living relative may be the Lappet-faced Vulture, which takes live prey on occasion.

Its closest relatives, other than the Wallcreeper, are the treecreepers, and the ( two or ) three families are sometimes placed in a larger grouping with the wrens and gnatcatchers.

Its closest relative is the Wood Thrush of the monotypic genus Hylocichla ( Winker & Pruett, 2006 ) which is sometimes merged into Catharus.

Its closest relatives are the caracal ( Caracal caracal ) and serval ( Leptailurus serval ), while the Asian golden cat ( Pardofelis temminckii ) belongs to the genus Pardofelis.

Its closest relative is the Greater Yellowlegs, which together with the Spotted Redshank form a close-knit group.

Its closest relative is the Lesser Yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear, and dense pattern of the neck, which both species show in breeding plumage.

Its preaching and its music give refreshment of spirit to men and women living under heavy strain.

Its reproductive success is partly because of opportunistic feeding: it has a diet, unusual among anurans, of both dead and living matter.

Its first stages ( sometimes called " alpha taxonomy ") are concerned with finding, describing and naming species of living or fossil organisms.

Its aim was to promote environmentally friendly products, increase the forest cover in Tamil Nadu, and improve living and hygiene conditions in the region's villages.

Its agent forced native children living on reservations into schools to learn to speak, write, and read English.

Its standard of living, as measured in GDP in PPP per capita was US $ 4, 800.

Its population is 1, 977, 655 ( 2010 Census ) with the majority, 1. 15 million, living in Omsk, the administrative center.

Its object was to avert the nemesis of the dead, who were supposed to have the power of punishing the living, if their cult had been in any way neglected ( Sophocles, Electra, 792 ; E. Rohde, Psyche, 1907, i. 236, note I ).

Its purpose was to be a " community of the future " designed to stimulate American corporations to come up with new ideas for urban living.

Its well-preserved wooden villages and churches, its traditional lifestyle, and the local colourful dresses still in use make Maramureş as near to a living museum as can be found in Europe.

Its first employee and Director, John James, came from Lincolnshire and was living in Nottingham at the time.

Its grain elevator burned in 1887, the trains discontinued stops there and the few people living there moved elsewhere.

Its population totaled 193 people in 1880 ; by 1882 the local parish reported 250 Catholic families living in the area.

Its growth is fueled by employment and a lower cost of living.

Its mission is simple: to bring together the needs of people in disadvantaged areas of nearby communities with the resources of people in Darien and the surrounding areas, thereby providing basic emergency services to low-income individuals and families living in lower Fairfield County.

Its population during the 2010 census was 2, 987, 605, with 820, 800 living in the urban area of 3 districts.

Its reputation for ducentes canonicam vitam (" living a canonical life ") attracted Saint Malachy of Ireland who, as Saint Bernard of Clairvaux had a close, long-standing involvement with Gisborough.

Its status as a sacred language has ensured its continuing use for new compositions long after the language had ceased to be a living language.

" Its 72 Nobel laureates include 49 who also signed the " World Scientists ' Warning to Humanity ", which was circulated that same year by the Union of Concerned Scientists ( UCS ) and attracted the majority of the world's living Nobel laureates in science along with some 1, 700 other leading scientists.

Its current composition is the product of billions of years of biochemical modification of the paleoatmosphere by living organisms.

Its name is a hybrid word, originating from the Greek bios for " living " and the Latin lumen " light ".

Its wood gives clues to scientists who read the rings to compare to rings of living trees, making a 10, 000 year-long record.

Its current mission is to serve as a center for research, outreach, teaching and lifelong learning about Earth, its living systems, and its place in the universe.