10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEATHBILL»
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The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English
So far our leader Valerie has exhibited that Shackletonian optimism which will be
so important to the success of our endeavour. sheathbill noun and attrib. Either of
the two birds of the genus Chionis. either C. alba which breeds on the Antarctic ...
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Stray Feathers: Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and ...
Signaling. maturity: Black-faced. Sheathbill. Few of us are familiar with
sheathbills – odd shorebirds, plump, dumpy and pigeon-like. There are just two
species of sheathbill, both Antarctic in distribution, and one, the hardy Black-
faced ...
Penny Olsen, Leo Joseph, 2011
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Pollux Variste Kjeld, 2012
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Articles on Antarctic Birds, Including: Penguin, Adelie ...
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Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
TITE SPECIES Black-faced Sheathbill (Heard Island) The only sheathbill with a
black face. Other names: Lesser Sheathbill, from the scientific name, but
misleading * while this bird is slightly less massive than Pale-faced Sheathbill (C.
alba) ...
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
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A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia
Snowy. Sheathbill. Chionis albus SG: 2,000 pairs GP: 10,000 pairs
DISTRIBUTION: Breeds from South Georgia to South Sandwich, South Orkney
and South Shetland Islands Length: 31–41 cm and Antarctic Peninsula to 65°S.
Many birds ...
Robert Burton, John Croxall, 2012
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General Zoology: pt. 1. Aves.- v. 14, pt. 2. General index
WHITE SHEATHBILL. (Chionis Forsteri.) CH. pennis toto niveo-albis. Sbeathbill
with the plumage entirely snowy-white. Vaginalis alba. Gmel. Syst. Nat. l. 705.
Vaginalis Chionis. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 774. White Sheathbill. Lath. Gen. Syn. 5. 268.
pl ...
George Shaw, James Francis Stephens, 1824
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Animals and Temperature: Phenotypic and Evolutionary Adaptation
Eppley (1991) was not able to observe brooding behaviour in greater sheathbills,
but data are available for their sister species, Chionis minor, the lesser sheathbill,
a subAntarctic species. Lesser sheathbill chicks were brooded at least 50% of ...
Ian A. Johnston, Albert F. Bennett, 2008
Mr. Weaverbird was campaigning unopposed for the speaker position since the
majority of the birds thought he was too good in his job to let him go. Mr. Sunbird
of Russia and Mr. Snowy Sheathbill of Antarctica were campaigning very hard.
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CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, Second Edition
M 40 719 39.9 640 810 Sheathbill F 37 635 43.5 560 720 Chionis minor minor
Black-faced. M 37 625 47.8 520 730 Sheathbill F 35 551 45.3 480 670 Chionis
minor Black-faced. U 23 350 11 250 460 crozettensis Sheathbill Stercorarius ...
John B. Dunning, Jr., 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEATHBILL»
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大家小心又兴奋地环岛巡游，发现库佛维尔岛上还生息着大海燕(Giant Petrel)、黑背海鸥(Kelp Gull)、南极燕鸥(Antarctic Tern)、白鞘嘴鸥(Snowy Sheathbill)和南极贼 ... «新浪网, Apr 15»
Secret life of penguins revealed
Birds such as the sheathbill make surprise winter visits to colonies: Having a camera monitoring colonies throughout the year makes it possible to spot things ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
For Stress-Free Penguins, Use a Rover
“My view today is that the rover should have instead been covered by a very well designed [model] sheathbill,” Le Maho says. On the other hand, he thinks that ... «Discover Magazine, Nov 14»
The Lazy Man's New Camera: the Fujifilm X-E2
For example, imagine this snowy sheathbill flies into your Antarctic studio for a portrait. Like all vain birds, he wants the portrait to show off his face, not the back ... «TidBITS, Mar 14»
Feral Cats Should Not Be Eradicated
In regards to this “successful “eradication of cats, scientists are now saying: “We suggest that house mice are impacting the sheathbill [native bird] population by ... «Hawaii Reporter, Feb 13»
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #13
Snowy sheathbill in St Andrews Bay on South Georgia Island (Antarctic). They are omnivores that specialize in kleptoparasitism, stealing krill and fish from ... «National Geographic, May 12»
Global Warming Reveals the Heart of Antarctica
Besides gawking at glaciers, you'll spot plenty of wildlife, like leopard seals and the snowy sheathbill, Antarctica's only permanently land-based bird. (See TIME's ... «TIME, Sep 11»
14 things you must do in Cape Town this summer
There's a chance for numerous other birds too, like the greater sheathbill, a large colony of rare bank cormorants and of course African penguins. Ferries leave ... «Times LIVE, Sep 11»
UK Birder Dick Filby joins One Ocean Expeditions in Antarctica
... Antarctic and slender-billed prions; Wilson's and black-bellied storm petrels; common diving petrel, Antarctic shags and snowy sheathbill; Chilean, brown and ... «Easier, Aug 10»
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... 가까이 근접하면 날개를 퍼덕이며 위협할 뿐 알을 버리고 도망가지 않는 자이언트 페트럴, 남극에 서식하는 유일한 육지조류인 칼집부리물떼새(Greater sheathbill), ... «제주투데이, Feb 07»
