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 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 ).

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 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

Many fans and media were beginning to blame Jerry Jones for the team's ills, noting that he refused to hire a strong coach or general manager, preferring to hire coaches who did not want to be involved with personnel duties so that Jones himself, as GM, could manage them.

Many music stations in the United States perform news and timechecks only sparingly, preferring to put more music on the air.

Many patients report that Methadone's sedation effect is often less pronounced than with other opioids and cite this as a major argument for preferring Methadone as an analgesic .< ref > Persons reciveing MMT should not suffer from extreme sedation as a resullt of the treatment, due to the fact that a properly prescribed person will have had their dose titrated up to the optimal level to remove the effects of withdrawl, a point at which sedation should not be evident.

Many Holocaust deniers reject " denier " as an accurate description of their point of view, preferring, instead, the term " Holocaust revisionist "; nonetheless, scholars prefer " Holocaust denier " to differentiate deniers from legitimate historical revisionists, whose goal is to accurately analyze historical evidence with established methods.

Many questions are asked about the origins and mission of the aliens, but they avoid answering, preferring to remain in their space ships, governing through indirect rule.

* Many people simply didn't like to deal with bank employees and branches, preferring the more relaxed environment of a consumer finance company.

Many long-time Musicmatch users never updated to Yahoo Musicmatch preferring to stay with Musicmatch 9 or 10.

Many non-Catholics send their children to Separate Catholic schools, preferring the values and standards, despite not supporting the Catholic faith.

Many fellow violinists consider him to be one of the great violinists of the century ; David Oistrakh called him " one of the world's greatest violinists " and the New Grove dictionary says of him: ' He was a player of virtuoso technique, pure style and refined taste ; yet never sought recognition as a soloist, preferring to concentrate on teaching, chamber music playing and conducting.

Many economists question the use of stated preference to determine willingness to pay for a good, preferring to rely on people's revealed preferences in binding market transactions.

Many references have formally abandoned this term, preferring to categorise this mineral as enstatite or ferrosilite.

Many of Llywelyn's Welsh allies had abandoned him during England's invasion of Gwynedd, preferring an overlord far away rather than one nearby.

Many foodbanks don't accept fresh produce, preferring canned or packaged food due to health and safety concerns, though some have tried to change this as part of a growing world wide awareness of the importance of nutrition.

Many of those in the movement consider the term " sovereign citizen " an oxymoron, preferring to view themselves as sovereign individuals " seeking the Truth ".

Many of these people self-identify as classical fencers, but do not share the concept of classical fencing described in this article, preferring the early to mid-20th century style of competitive fencing ( which, in the United States, is formalized and governed by the American Fencing League, or AFL ).

Many of them did not fight, however, preferring instead to remain in the camp and protect the women and children of the boyars who had joined them in this campaign out of the fear of possible Tatar attacks in Wallachia.

Many platformist organisations today are unhappy with the designation, often preferring to use descriptions such as " anarchist communist ", " social anarchist " or " libertarian communist / socialist ".

Many battering rams possessed curved or slanted wooden roofs and side-screens covered in protective materials, usually fresh wet hides, presumably skinned from animals eaten by the besiegers.

Many tropical areas have a dry and wet season.

Many of the mechanisms by which CF causes damage or inadequate function in the wet epithelia of other tissues, such as the digestive and reproductive tracts, are well-understood.

Many women, before learning about ejaculation, experienced shame or avoided sexual intimacy under the belief that they had wet the bed.

Many tropical regions have wet and dry seasons, inducing some birds to migrate or wander widely to find food.

Many species in subgenus Swida are stoloniferous shrubs that grow naturally in wet habitats and along waterways.

Many temperate areas have a dry spring, and wet autumn ( fall ), which brings about flowering in this season more consistent with the need for water as well as warmth.

Many of the greatest paintings in Europe, like Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling are executed in fresco, meaning they are painted on a thin layer of wet plaster, called intonaco ( in fact the general term for plaster in Italian ); the pigments sink into this layer so that the plaster itself becomes the medium holding them, which accounts for the excellent durability of fresco.

Many manufacturers will not warranty their rifle suppressors for " wet " fire, as some feel this may even result in a dangerous over-pressurization of the silencer.

Many of his troops arrived at Vienna in a poor state of health after the tribulations of a long march through the thick of the European wet season and of those fit to fight, a third were light cavalry, or Sipahis, ill-suited for siege warfare.

Many dry lakes contain shallow water during the rainy season, especially during wet years.

Many species of Heliconia are found in rainforests or tropical wet forests of these regions.

Many stream beds only contain water in the wet season, because much water seeps through the very porous volcanic soils until it reaches the hardened underground lava streams.

Many stream beds form in the short wet season, but the water is absorbed in great quantity by the very porous volcanic ash, and after it reaches the hardened underground lava it comes to the surface in form of springs in coastal areas ( Popongan, Kelor, Bama, Mesigit, Bilik, Gatel, Semiang and Kepuh ), in downhill areas ( Talpat spring ), in Air Tawar Bay and on the Sedano peninsula.

Many drivers prefer underground car parking over outdoor parking because it prevents the inside of the car from heating up on hot or sunny days and it also prevents the car from being wet on rainy days.

Many of these large ( 40 " x50 ") black-and-white and manipulated prints were taken using the 19th century “ wet plate ” process, or collodion, in which glass plates are coated with collodion, dipped in silver nitrate, and exposed while still wet.

Many wires are rated both THWN and THHN, and are suitable for use in dry locations up to 90 ° C ( 194 ° F ), or wet locations up to 75 ° C ( 167 ° F ).

Many cultures have traditional phenological proverbs and sayings which indicate a time for action: " When the sloe tree is white as a sheet, sow your barley whether it be dry or wet " or attempt to forecast future climate: " If oak's before ash, you're in for a splash.

Many of the wet chairmen joined the SDP in 1981.

Many people enjoy the way wet clothing looks when molded to the body, as well as the way the clothing feels against the body when wet.

Many detritivores live in mature woodland, though the term can be applied to certain bottom-feeders in wet environments.

Many people taking PMA try to get rid of the heat by taking off their clothes, taking cold showers or wrapping themselves in wet towels, and even sometimes by shaving off their hair.