10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWALLOW-LIKE»
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1
Canaanite Myths and Legends
There did enter into his house the Kotharat, the swallow-like' daughters of the
crescent moon.2 Thereupon Daniel, man of Rapiu, thereat the hero, man of He-of
-I-larnam, slaughtered an ox for the Kotharat. He fed the Kotharat and gave drink
to ...
2
Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
Affixes its Barn Swallow-like mud nests to concrete highway bridges, wooden
bridges, water culverts, and buildings (as well as sinkholes and caves),
COHABITANTS: Breeds with Cliff and Barn Swallows. Feeds with other swallows
and swifts, ...
3
Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
Chlidonias Rafinesque, 1822 [kli-DOH-ni-as]: 'swallow-like [bird]', from Greek
khelid6n/ khelidonios, a swallow/swallow-like but apparently with a spelling
mistake? (See also Gelochelidon, above). Sterna Linnaeus, 1758 [STEHR-nuh]: '
tern', ...
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
4
Telling Stories to Change the World: Global Voices on the ...
... And it is not my attention to gross you out / So I try to swallow like a mad man / I
/ (swallow) / Try and / (swallow) / Consciously do something/ (swallow) / That
everyone else / (swallow) / Does unconsciously/ (swallow) / And you still / (
swallow) ...
Rickie Solinger, Madeline Fox, Kayhan Irani, 2010
5
Fabulous Creatures, Mythical Monsters, and Animal Power ...
The coming of the swallows has been regarded in many lands as a symbol of
awakening after winter and of the renewal of life since early times. The swallow,
like the wren, was a bird associated with bringing fire from the heavens to
humans.
The most beautiful of the blackcap's notes, which come nearest to the blackbird,
have this human sound, and certainly the most beautiful part of the linnet's song
is the opening phrase, composed of notes that are both swallow-like and ...
William Henry Hudson, 2011
7
The Handbook of Bird Identification: For Europe and the ...
Contact calls a sharp, Barn Swallow-like 'wit' and a dry, buzzy, more Sand Martin-
like 'tchurr'. Song a soft twitter. TAXONOMY The races found in our region were
formerly (together with extralimital races found from Pakistan to Arabia and ...
Mark Beaman, Steve Madge, 2010
8
Eastern Proverbs and Emblems: Illustrating Old Truths
The swallow, like various other birds, is a bird of passage. What was it that
skimmed over the stream, where the ripples are so bright in the morning
sunshine? It was the first swallow of the returning spring. It has come back in its
season—the ...
9
Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
Sicallou-inff. "Terrible spasm of the throat on each attempt to swallow, like that in
hydrophobia,"'1. — 'Constriction of the muscles of the throat in attempting to
swallow, was observed in four of the severe cases,"*. — * Drink swallowed hastily
,"1.
10
Southern African Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide
... CUCKOOSHRIKES (Campephagidae) Drongos arc all-black, bull-headed
birds. The wire-tailed swallow, like many of its kind, often alights on bridges,
allowing a closer view of its delicate features ,mi The black-eyed bulbul is one of
the ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWALLOW-LIKE»
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Red-spotted purple butterfly
They looked like black swallowtail butterflies from inside the truck, but a closer look revealed no swallow-like tails on them. This butterfly is called "red-spotted ... «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»
Weather eye: unusual butterflies and moths
This is the largest butterfly in Britain, with big marbled creamy-yellow and black wings with swallow-like tips. As the British climate grows warmer this species ... «The Times, Jul 15»
Holiday visitors to John Martin asked to keep an eye out for rare birds
The least tern is a small, swallow-like bird with black outer wing feathers that is sometimes seen diving head-first into the water after fish. The smallest of the ... «La Junta Tribune Democrat, May 15»
Chimney masonry contractors required to protect endangered birds
Ontario masonry contractors are now required by law to preserve the nests and habitats of the chimney swift, a small, swallow-like bird that nests and roosts in ... «Daily Commercial News, Sep 14»
Swallow-like allegations arise in Centerville
This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Nov 13»
La rondine, Royal Opera House
Her previous portrayals of Magda – who flits swallow-like from her wealthy protector when she falls in love with an innocent young man, only to fly off again when ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 13»
Chimney swifts to be tracked in new Ontario study
OTTAWA — People across Ontario are being asked to report where they see chimney swifts, a small, swallow-like bird that nests in old-fashioned brick chimneys ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 12»
Disappearing swifts of Beijing
... the China Ornithological Society, recalls cycling past the moat around the Forbidden City in June 1965 and seeing almost 400 of the dark, swallow-like birds. «Danwei, Aug 09»
