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 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 rare bird species breed in the reeds around the lake.

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 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 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