Many of the smaller insectivorous birds including the warblers, hummingbirds and flycatchers migrate large distances, usually at night.

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 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

Many of them, moreover, are beginning to complain about the scarcity of Western amusements and to ridicule the old life of the bazaar merchant, the mullah, and the peasant.

Many selections are themselves convincing contributions to this appraisal.

Many of our very best friends are reformers.

Many home-bound subway riders utilizing the Flushing-Main Street express are daily confronted with the sight of the local departing from the Woodside station as their express comes to a stop, leaving them stranded and strained.

Many belly dancers are married, but Serene is one of the few who will admit it.

Many of these experiences are so important that they will be cherished forever by me.

Many hours are given free by the Jaycees to make this and all local pageants outstanding events.

Many adults showing at Westminster today are products of this Class.

Many cells, bacteria, and other microorganisms are transparent to visible light and must be stained for microscopic investigation.

Many of the cells and microorganisms which are transparent to visible light, absorb or reflect the much shorter wavelengths of the ultraviolet spectrum.

Many industry trade associations are developing campaigns to protect or enhance the share of the consumer's dollar being spent on their particular products.

Many food and beverage companies are already on a highly planned basis.

Many other ( probably nearly all ) snakes at maturity are already more than half their final length.

Many of the new appointees are art collectors.

Many years later ( on August 3, 1915 ), Lucy Upton wrote Winslow's daughter soon to be graduated from Smith College: `` While I love botany which, after dabbling in for years, I studied according to the methods of that day exactly forty years ago in a summer school, it must be fascinating to take up zoology in the way you are doing.

Many of the features of the homes are the latest modern devices in American homes, but an interesting blend of cultures finds us using Japanese artfulness in our own Western architecture at the same time that the Japanese are adopting Western utility patterns.

Many legislators are already weary and frustrated over the so-far losing battle to block token integration.

Many of the toll-road bonds still are selling at prices that offer the prospect of an annual yield of 4 per cent, or very close to that.

Many others are attracting the traffic needed to push revenues up to the break-even point.

Many of the coal seams in the nationalized British mines are twisting, narrow and very deep.

Many English Catholics are proud of their Catholicism and know that they are in a new ascendancy.

Many of you are familiar, I'm sure, with the story of my early struggles: the fire in January, 1947, that destroyed everything -- even our precious list of subscribers.

Many caecilians and some other amphibians lay their eggs on land, and the newly hatched larvae wriggle or are transported to water bodies.