Many pistols which had attachments for the stocks, including rare wartime models, were altered to remove the attachment point.

Many assumed the Estates-General would approve future taxes, and Enlightenment ideals were relatively rare.

Many rare species of bird have been found on the island, and it is probably the best place in western Europe to see skulking Siberian passerines such as Pechora Pipit, Lanceolated Warbler and Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler.

Many web browsers now have some support for rendering SVG data but full implementations of the standard are still comparatively rare.

Many " stable " nuclides are possibly " metastable " in as much as they could be calculated to have a possible release of energy upon some very rare kinds of radioactive decay, including double-beta emission.

Many film score albums go out-of-print after the films finish their theatrical runs and some have become extremely rare collectors ’ items.

Many luthiers still use shellac to French polish fine acoustic stringed instruments, but these purists are rare now, as shellac is replaced by synthetic plastic lacquers and varnishes in many workshops.

Many of the religious leaders of Jerusalem's Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities had arrived to a rare consensus asking the municipal government to cancel the permit of the paraders.

Many government schemes also have co-payment schemes but exclusions are rare because of political pressure.

Many of the smaller endemic and native plants of Bermuda are rare and endangered, but others have survived and prospered.

Many choice and rare cultivars are to be had from mail order and online catalogues.

Many cultures have traditionally been nomadic, but traditional nomadic behavior is increasingly rare in industrialized countries.

Many rare and unusual plant species grow in the park including the endangered Maroon Wattle, and the rare mallee eucalypt Eucalyptus codonocarpa, Mount Barney bush pea and Hillgrove Spotted Gum.

Many NNRs contain nationally important populations of rare flowers, ferns and mosses, butterflies and other insects, and nesting and wintering birds.

Many rare birds have been observed by ornithologists including a Bald Eagle, a common raven, and a Pileated Woodpecker.

Many castles were built close to inland river ports and those built on the coast were usually located at the mouths of rivers or in ports, Pevensey and Portchester being rare exceptions.

Many anime shows make their debut outside of Japan's shores in electronic format, and it is rare that a popular anime will go without fansubs.

Many of the maps in this atlas maps were based upon sources that no longer exist or are extremely rare.

Many research projects and courses utilize the Robert J. Bernard Field Station, an natural area which consists principally of the rare Coastal Sage Scrub ecosystem.

* Randall Garrett's Lord Darcy novel Too Many Magicians ( 1966 ) is a rare example of the locked room mystery in science fiction or fantasy

Many otherwise typical metal themes such as religion and politics are comparatively rare but not unheard of.

Many rare diseases appear early in life, and about 30 percent of children with rare diseases will die before reaching their fifth birthday.

Many types exist, small mouth blown whistles for various functions from toys to hunting using bird and fowl calls type whistles, to professional whistles as police, boatswain's pipe, military, sports whistles ( also called pea whistles ), to much larger steam or air preasure operated ones as train whistles, which are steam whistles specifically designed for use on locomotives and ships.

Many aspects of bird biology are difficult to study in the field.

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 also take vegetable matter such as seeds and berries, some ( primarily the larger species ) will take small frogs / lizards, the Eurasian Wren has been recorded wading into shallow water to catch small fish and tadpoles, the Sumichrast's Wren and Zapata Wren will take snails, and the Giant Wren and Marsh Wren have been recorded attacking and eating bird eggs ( in the latter species, even eggs of conspecifics ).

Many species are omnivorous, eating primarily small insects and all kinds of plant material and fungi ; some are scavengers, feeding upon dead organisms, bird dung and other fecal material.

Many bird populations migrate long distances along a flyway.

Many species will live around human habitation and come readily to bird feeders for nuts or seed, and learn to take other foods.

Many building owners try to limit roosting by using bird control spikes and netting to cover ledges and potential nesting places on buildings.

Many older guidebooks referred to the bird as a species T. molucca, until a comprehensive review of plumage patterns by Holyoak in 1970.

Many species will also opportunistically take larger prey, including birds and bird eggs, rodents, and more rarely carrion.

Many new bird owners are not aware of the time and money a cockatoo demands and pet birds are often passed from one owner to the next or relinquished to animal shelters.

Many other bird species, particularly in the tropics, and notably including jays, also have retained young that have been unable to find territories of their own.

Many of theses species are vulnerable to local predators, primarily from populations of brown rat and predatory bird species, like the Yellow-legged Gull, which will consume the eggs and / or young of birds ( the White-faced Storm-petrel and Bulwer's Petrel are primarily susceptible ).

Many common bird species breed on the spit that can be viewed from the only hide on the lake, the north hide.

Many bird species will be described by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot and published in Nouveau dictionnaire d ' histoire naturelle ( 1816 – 1819 ).

Many species have distinctive threat displays that are made during competition over food, mates or territory ; much bird song functions in this way.

Many bird species thrive in the Santa Susana Mountains.

Many bird genera contain the term spiza, but none of these were generally held to be a really close relative of Spiza itself.

Many " bad omens " surfaced in this period, the flight he was supposed to travel to Mumbai to select the hero of the film was hit by a bird and was cancelled.

Many of these bird species have declined in numbers due to habitat loss.

Many mammal and bird species feed off the berries, including American robins, cedar waxwings, band-tailed pigeons, varied thrushes, quail, mule deer, raccoons, ring-tailed cats, and bears.

Many Hindu deities are associated with the bird, Krishna is often depicted with a feather in his headband, while worshippers of Shiva associate the bird as the steed of the God of war, Karthikeya ( also known as Skanda or Murugan ).