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Many birds in other families are also commonly called " finches ", including some species in the very similar-looking waxbills or estrildid finches ( family Passeridae, subfamily Estrildinae ) of the Old World tropics and Australia ; several groups of the bunting and American sparrow family ( Emberizidae ); and Darwin's finches of the Galapagos islands, which provided evidence of natural selection and are now recognized to be peculiar tanagers ( Thraupidae ).
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Many of the smaller birds, such as the sunbirds, bee-eaters, the parrots and kingfishers, as well as the larger plantain-eaters, are noted for the brilliance of their plumage.
Many of these booms may be attributable to bird-scarers, automated cannon-like devices used by farmers to scare birds away from the many vineyards, orchards and crops.
Many fragments of ceramic figurines have been recovered from there, figures of animals and birds, and also fertility dolls.
Many birds have become extinct as a result of human activity, especially birds endemic to islands, including many flightless birds ( see a more complete list under extinct birds ).
Many street signs in Audubon Park are named after birds drawn by him.
Many birds are named after their calls, such as the Bobwhite quail, the Weero, the Morepork, the killdeer, chickadee, the cuckoo, the chiffchaff, the whooping crane and the whip-poor-will.
Many collectors limit their collecting to particular countries, certain time periods or particular subjects ( called " topicals ") like birds or aircraft on stamps.
Many nesting birds rely on them for food.
Many large crocodilians swallow stones ( called gastroliths or stomach stones ) which may act as ballast to balance their bodies or assist in crushing food, similar to grit in birds.
Many plants that are pollinated by insects, bats, or birds have highly specialized flowers modified to promote pollination by a specific pollinator that is also correspondingly adapted.
Many insectivorous birds are also noted as beneficial in agriculture.
Many early studies on the benefits or damages caused by birds in fields were made by analysis of stomach contents and observation of feeding behaviour.
Many species of birds have been driven to extinction by human activities.
Many species of bird may be considered partly or exclusively predatory ; however, in ornithology the term " bird of prey " applies only to birds of the families listed below.
Many species of small rodents are active at night because most of the dozen or so birds of prey that hunt them are diurnal.
Many species nest on buildings, and the House and Eurasian Tree Sparrows in particular inhabit cities in large numbers, so sparrows may be the most familiar of all wild birds.
Many early classifications of the sparrows placed them as close relatives of the weavers among the various families of small seed-eating birds, based on the similarity of their breeding behaviour, bill structure, and moult, among other characters.
Many plants pollinated by hummingbirds produce flowers in shades of red, orange, and bright pink, though the birds will take nectar from flowers of many colors.
Many birds preferring wet grasslands live in the Eider-Treene Valley.
Many species of fish, sharks, mollusks such as abalone and squid, birds, and sea turtles also live in the bay.
Many heath specialist birds are present in the heaths which include ; Lewin's Honeyeater ( Meliphaga lewinii ), New Holland Honeyeater ( Phylidonyris novaehollandiae ), Beautiful Firetail ( Stagonopleura bella ), Chestnut-rumped Heathwren ( Hylacola pyrrhopygia ) and the Southern Emu-wren
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There is one other point we should never lose sight of: Many veterans who enter VA hospitals as non-service cases later qualify as service-connected.
Many cells, bacteria, and other microorganisms are transparent to visible light and must be stained for microscopic investigation.
Many other vehicles with smaller sensitive-area exposure-time products contribute some information.
Many other ( probably nearly all ) snakes at maturity are already more than half their final length.
Many of the other foamed plastics, particularly the styrenes, show similar growth potential.
Many other Protestant denominations preceded the Anglicans in such action.
Many caecilians and some other amphibians lay their eggs on land, and the newly hatched larvae wriggle or are transported to water bodies.
Many definitions of art have been proposed by philosophers and others who have characterized art in terms of mimesis, expression, communication of emotion, or other values.
Many other genera, both perennials and bulbs, are grown in gardens in tropical and temperate regions ( e. g. Watsonia, Crocus, Dietes, Tritonia, Hesperantha and Neomarica ).
Many of the islands are volcanic, and marble and iron are mined on other islands.
Many architects elect to move into real estate ( property ) development, corporate facilities planning, project management, construction management, interior design or other related fields.
Many of these designs are still under patent, and other types are best known by their original trademarked names.
Many of the Ainu dialects, even from one end of Hokkaido to the other, were not mutually intelligible ; however, the classic Ainu language of the Yukar, or Ainu epic stories, was understood by all.
Many of the earlier accounts of prophets found in the Tanakh are found within the context of other accounts of Israel's history.
Many other luthiers attempt to recreate the guitars of the " Golden Era " of C. F.
Many alkaloids are toxic to other organisms.
Many other formulations were developed in the following decades, generally trying to find the optimum characteristics of a good artillery propellant ; low temperature, high energy, non corrosive, highly stable, cheap, and easy to manufacture in large quantities.
Many other terms, some of them insulting or informal, have been used throughout history.
Many other immigrants came from Bohemia, Poland, and Salzburg.
Many board games can now be played online against a computer and / or other players.
Many BBSes also offer on-line games, in which users can compete with each other, and BBSes with multiple phone lines often provide chat rooms, allowing users to interact with each other.
Many other BBS networks followed the example of FidoNet, using the same standards and the same software.
Many names meant something along the lines of " wild man " or " hairy man " although other names described common actions it was said to perform ( e. g. eating clams ).
Many of the leaks were a result of Modern Continental and other subcontractors failing to remove gravel and other debris before pouring concrete.
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