10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMON SWIFT»
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Sweetfish - tree snake
In Europe, the European representative of the true swifts is the common swift,
Apus apus. It is 6 inches (15 cm) long and weighs V'A ounces (42.5 g) but has a
wingspan of 16 inches (40 cm). It breeds in most of Europe, Central Asia and
North ...
2
Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and ...
Although the common swift glides through the air, it too has certain adaptations
that allow it to cut through the air with an amazing elegance. The body is compact
and streamlined and the feathers pad out and smooth all the angles of the body.
3
New Trends in Fluid Mechanics Research: Proceedings of the ...
In 2004 and 2005, Videler et al [1,2]. conducted experimental investigation on the
flow over static common swift's wing. Through digital particle image velocimetry (
DPIV) experiment in water tunnel, they found that the leading-edge vortex (LEV) ...
F. G. Zhuang, J. C. Li, 2009
4
Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, ...
Common Swift Apus apus 18cm, 7" Nominate race is an entirely sooty black-
brown swift, lacking contrast in wings of Nyanza and African Black Swifts, with
small but prominent white throat-patch. Forehead is dark (paler in immature).
Eastern ...
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2009
5
Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
Identification is based largely on size, rump pattern and tail shape. Common (
European) Swift Apusapus 16-18cm EuropeseWindswael The Common Swift, a
Eurasian migrant that spends most of its life on the wing flying between Africa
and ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
6
Swifts: A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World
APUS. SWIFTS. 79 Common Swift Apus apus Text and map page 221 Summer
visitor with an extensive Palearctic range. Winters mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
79a Adult (nominate; west of species range east to Lake Baikal and south
towards ...
7
Hepialidae: Thitarodes, Conifer
Swift, Oxycanus,
Common ...
Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: See text. Thitarodes is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae.
8
The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
Where and when Common Swift is a familiar and common summer visitor, mainly
from late April to late August, with stragglers into October or even November.
Alpine Swift is a rare but annual vagrant, mainly in spring, currently averaging 14
...
Favours lower altitudes than Common Swift. Birds on passage observed
throughout Indus plains and Arabian Sea coast, and believed to winter in Africa.
3 COMMON SWIFT Apus apus 17 cm ADULT Uniform dark brown swift, with
white throat; ...
Richard Grimmett, Tom J. Roberts, Tim Inskipp, 2008
10
Birds of the Masai Mara
Nyanza Swift 17 cm 63⁄4” A dark-brown swift with pale wing-panels. This species
appears very similar to the Common Swift but in the fast, active flight, the pale
patches on the wings can usually be seen – both from above and below. It is
worth ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMON SWIFT»
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China in the Cape - the avian connection
An East Asian subspecies of the Common Swift, the Beijing Swift has built its nests under the eaves and tiles of the old buildings of the city ... «News24, Jun 15»
Box initiative provides swift boost
Two species of swifts nest in built-up areas in Gibraltar; the Common swift characterised by its dark, almost black colour and the Pallid swift, ... «Gibraltar Chronicle, Jun 15»
RSPB calls for swift action!
The declining Common Swift could benefit from people reporting their observations to the RSPB. Photo: pau.artigas (commons.wikimedia.org). «Bird Watch, May 15»
Georgia prepares to host major German fair
... UN Tamar Beruchashvili Georgian Foreign Minister Japan David Kereselidze Foreign Ministry Levan Nijaradze bird Tbilisi Zoo common swift. «Agenda.ge, May 15»
Video shows Tbilisi Zoo crew help injured bird fly
The bird, a common swift, was discovered this morning by a Tbilisi ... They said it was common to see injured common swift in streets or on ... «Agenda.ge, Apr 15»
Injured Israeli Bird Gets Feather Transplant From a German (Bird)
And among the common swift's idiosyncrasies are that it never stops flying. Never mind eating and mating – it even sleeps on the wing, and ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Apr 15»
Injured Israeli swift gets feather transplant from German bird
And among the common swift's idiosyncrasies are that it never stops flying. Never mind eating and mating – it even sleeps on the wing, and ... «Haaretz, Apr 15»
Two Georgian documentary projects win awards at Nyon Film Festival
... Nijaradze bird Tbilisi Zoo common swift US football Zourab Zurab Tsiskaridze NASL goal San Antonio Scorpios Weekend Max Mara fashion ... «Agenda.ge, Apr 15»
US-Georgia joint military drills soon held in Georgia
Georgia Tbilisi bird Tbilisi Zoo common swift US football Zourab Zurab Tsiskaridze NASL goal San Antonio Scorpios Weekend Max Mara ... «Agenda.ge, Mar 15»
We want you to Spring Alive for birds this year
Enter at www.springalive.net/world/contest; Record your observations of Barn Swallow, White Stork, Common Cuckoo, Common Swift, and ... «Surfbirds News, Feb 15»
