Taxobox name Rothschild s Bird of Paradise image status regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus Paradisaea species P. raggiana augustaevictoriae br br x P. minor finschi synonyms Paradisaea mixta Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild Rothschild , 1921 ref Rothschild 1921 . ref Rothschild s Bird of Paradise is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is a hybrid biology hybrid between a Raggiana Bird of Paradise and Lesser Bird of Paradise . It was named after British ornithologist Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild Walter Rothschild . History At least four adult male specimens of this hybrid are known, and are held in the American Museum of Natural History , the Natural History Museum British Natural History Museum and the Australian Museum . Although localities are lacking for three of them, one comes from 110 km south of Madang in north eastern New Guinea . ref Frith & Beehler 1998 , pp.505 506. ref Notes reflist References cite book title The Birds of Paradise author Frith, Clifford B. & Beehler, Bruce M. year 1998 publisher Oxford University Press location Oxford isbn 9780198548539 pages url cite journal author Rothschild, Lord, W. year 1921 title On Paradisaea apoda granti and Paradisaea mixta n. sp. journal Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club volume 41 issue pages 127 Birds of paradise Category Paradisaea Category Hybrid birds of paradise Category Birds of New Guinea Paradisaeidae stub ... more details
Taxobox name Lesser Bird of paradise status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Lesser Bird of Paradise.jpg image caption male image width 225px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus Paradisaea species P. minor binomial Paradisaea minor binomial authority George Shaw Shaw , 1809 The Lesser Bird of paradise , Paradisaea minor, is a bird of paradise in the genus Paradisaea . Description The Lesser Bird of paradise is medium sized, up to 32 cm long, maroon brown with a yellow crown and brownish yellow upper back. The male has a dark emerald green throat, a pair of long tail wires and is adorned with ornamental flank plumes which are deep yellow at their base and fade outwards into white. The female is a maroon bird with a dark brown head and whitish underparts. Further study is required ref Venomous Animals of the World, Steve Backshall 2007, New Holland Publishers UK , Ltd. ref , but it seems likely that birds of paradise also possess toxins in their skins, derived from their insect prey . It resembles the larger Greater Bird of paradise , but the male of that species has a dark chest, whereas the female is entirely brown no whitish underparts . Breeding The males are polygamous , and perform courtship displays in Lek mating arena leks . The female usually lays two pinkish bird egg eggs with dark markings in a bird nest nest in a tree high above ground. Its diet consists mainly of fruit s and insects. Image Paradisaea minor female Bronx Zoo 3 4c.jpg thumb left Female at Bronx Zoo Distribution The Lesser Bird of paradise is distributed throughout forests of northern New Guinea , and the nearby islands of Misool and Yapen . Widespread and common throughout its large range, the Lesser Bird of paradise is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES ... Red List Commons Paradisaea minor Birds of paradise Category Paradisaea Category Birds of Papua New ... more details
Taxobox name Twelve wired Bird of paradise status LC status system IUCN3.1 image BxZ Seleucidis melanoleuca 00a.jpg image width regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus Seleucidis genus authority Ren Primev re Lesson Lesson , 1834 species S. melanoleucus binomial Seleucidis melanoleucus binomial authority Francois Marie Daudin Daudin , 1800 The Twelve wired Bird of paradise , Seleucidis melanoleucus or Seleucidis melanoleuca , is a medium sized, approximately 33 cm long, velvet black and yellow bird of paradise . The male has a red Iris anatomy iris , long black Beak bill and rich yellow Feather plumes along its flanks. From the rear of these plumes emerge twelve blackish, wire like filaments, which bend back near their bases to sweep forward over the birds hindquarters. The female is a brown bird with black barred buffy underparts. Its feet are strong, large clawed and pink in color. The sole representative of the monotypic taxon monotypic genus Seleucidis , the Twelve wired Bird of paradise is a bird of lowland forests. The male displays on an exposed vertical perch with its breast shield flared. Its diet consists ... of Irian Jaya , the Twelve wired Bird of paradise is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List ... rojaus pauk tis nl Seleucidis ja ru simple Twelve wired Bird of Paradise ... this bird in captivity animal captivity . It has only been successfully bred in Singapore s Jurong Bird Park . References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 51208 title Seleucidis ... Jurong Bird Park valign center File Seleucidis melanoleucus 20031003.jpg thumb left 200px Male Jurong Bird Park valign center File Seleucidis melanoleucus 20030511.jpg thumb left 200px Male Jurong Bird Park Commons Seleucidis melanoleuca Birds of paradise Category Paradisaeidae Category Genera of birds Category Birds of Western New Guinea Category Birds of Papua New Guinea Category Monotypic bird ... more details
Taxobox name Greater Bird of paradise status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 51210 title Paradisaea apoda downloaded 09 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern ref image Paradisaea apoda Bali Bird Park 6.jpg image width 225px image caption Male at Bali Bird Park regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus Paradisaea species P. apoda binomial Paradisaea apoda binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 The Greater Bird of paradise Paradisaea apoda is a Birds of ParadiseBird of paradise in the genus Paradisaea Carolus Linnaeus named the species Paradisaea apoda , or legless bird of paradise , because early trade skins to reach Europe were prepared without feet by natives this led to the misconception that these birds were beautiful visitors from paradise that were kept aloft by their plumes and never touched the earth until death. ref cite book last Jobling first James A. title A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names publisher Oxford University Press year 1991 location Oxford pages 15 16 isbn 0 19 854634 3 ref Description The Greater Bird of paradise is the largest member in the genus Paradisaea , with males measuring up to convert 43 cm in abbr on excluding the long twin tail wires . The female is smaller, at only convert 35 cm in abbr on . The plumage of this species is also sexual dimorphism sexually ... 50 7 ref Distribution The Greater Bird of paradise is distributed to lowland and hill forests of southwest ... Dinsmore first James J. year 1970 title Courtship Behavior of the Greater Bird of Paradise journal ... its native range, the Greater Bird of paradise is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red ... Birds of paradise title Handbook of the Birds of the World . Volume 14, Bush shrikes to Old ... apps redlist details 146722 0 IUCN Red List Birds of paradise Category Paradisaea Category ... more details
Taxobox name Blue Bird of paradise image image caption Female status VU status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus Paradisaea subgenus Paradisornis species P. rudolphi binomial Paradisaea rudolphi binomial authority Otto Finsch Finsch , 1885 synonyms Paradisornis rudolphi range map Paradisaea rudolphi distr.png range map caption Range of P rudolphi The Blue Bird of paradise , Paradisaea rudolphi , is a medium sized bird of paradise . Regarded by some ornithologists as the loveliest of all birds, the Blue Bird of paradise was discovered by Carl Hunstein in 1884 . The scientific name commemorates the ill fated Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria . Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range, small population size and hunting in some areas for its highly prized plumes, the rare Blue Bird of paradise is classified as Vulnerable species Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES . Description Appearance The species is approximately 30 cm long, black with a bluish white Beak bill , dark brown Iris anatomy iris , grey legs, broken white eye ring and bright blue wings. The male is adorned with violet blue and cinnamon flank plumes and two long ribbon like tail feathers. The female has a chestnut brown below. Courtship Display The male is polygamous and performs a breathtaking courtship display. But unlike all other Paradisaea species, he performs solitary with attending female nearby. In display, the male hangs from a branch upside down. The black oval with red margin at the centre of his chest is rhythmically enlarged and contracted. His violet blue ... vibrating voice. Distribution The Blue Bird of paradise is endemism in birds endemic to Papua ... Bird of paradise Paradisaea rudolphi http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 5846&m 0 BirdLife International Blue Bird of paradise Paradisaea rudolphi Birds of paradise ... more details
about the bird the plant Caesalpinia pulcherrima Taxobox name Red Bird of paradise status NT status system IUCN3.1 image Paradisaea rubra 20090516.jpg image width 225px image caption Female at Jurong BirdPark , Singapore image2 CpZ Paradisaea rubra 00.jpg image2 width 225px image2 caption Male regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus Paradisaea species P. rubra binomial Paradisaea rubra binomial authority Fran ois Marie Daudin Daudin , 1800 Red Bird of paradise Paradisaea rubra , also Cendrawasih Merah , is a bird of paradise in the genus Paradisaea , family Paradisaeidae . Description Large, up to 33 cm long, brown and yellow with a dark brown Iris anatomy iris , grey legs and yellow Beak bill . The male has an emerald green face, a pair of elongated black corkscrew shaped tail wires, dark green feather pompoms above each eye and a train of glossy crimson red plumes with whitish tips at either side of the breast. The male measures up to 72 cm long, including the ornamental red plumes that require at least six years to fully attain. The female is similar but smaller in size, with a dark brown face and has no ornamental red plumes. The diet consists mainly of fruits, berries and arthropods . Distribution An Indonesia n Endemism in birds endemic , the Red Bird of paradise is distributed to lowland rainforests of Waigeo and Batanta islands of Raja Ampat , West Papua province West Papua . This species shares its home with another bird of paradise, the Wilson s Bird of paradise . Hybrid biology Hybridisation between these two species is not recorded but is expected because it is recorded for many other birds of paradise. In popular culture The Red Bird of paradise is depicted on the front side of 1992 edition of Indonesia 20000 Rupiah banknote. References IUCN2008 assessors BirdLife International year ... Commons Paradisaea rubra Birds of paradise Category Paradisaea Category Birds of Western New Guinea ... more details
Taxobox name Magnificent Bird of paradise status LC status system IUCN3.1 image ZooBirdOfParadise.jpg image width 225px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus Cicinnurus species C. magnificus binomial Cicinnurus magnificus binomial authority Thomas Pennant Pennant , 1781 synonyms Diphyllodes magnificus The Magnificent Bird of paradise , Cicinnurus magnificus is a small, up to 26 cm long, Birds of Paradisebird of paradise with extremely complex plumage. The male has seemingly incandescent yellow wings, an iridescent green breast shield, blue feet, and is adorned with a yellow mantle on its neck. It has two long, curved, blue green sickle like tail feathers. The female is a comparatively drab olive brown bird with black barred buffy underparts. It lays two creamy yellow eggs. The Magnificent Bird of paradise is distributed amongst the hill and mid mountain forests of New Guinea and surrounding islands. Its diet consists mainly of fruits. Like most members of the Paradisaeidae family, the male is polygamous and performs an elaborate courtship display. A widespread and common species throughout its large range, the Magnificent Bird of paradise is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES . Gallery gallery Image Bird Of Paradise 001.jpg male Image Bird of Paradise Image 003.jpg Male gallery References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 51202 title Cicinnurus magnificus downloaded 12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 5830&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet http www.redlist.org search details.php?species 51202 IUCN Red List Commons Cicinnurus magnificus Birds of paradise Paradisaeidae stub Category Cicinnurus Category Birds of Papua New Guinea Category Birds of Western New Guinea ... more details
Taxobox name Goldie s Bird of paradise image image caption Male displaying to female status NT status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus Paradisaea species P. decora binomial Paradisaea decora binomial authority Osbert Salvin Salvin & Frederick DuCane Godman Godman , 1883 The Goldie s Bird of paradise , Paradisaea decora is a large, approximately 33 cm long, olive brown bird of paradise . The male has a yellow and dark green plumage with a lavender grey breast, yellow Iris anatomy iris and grey colored Beak bill , mouth and feet. It is adorned with large crimson ornamental flank plumes and two long tail wires. The male is distinguished from other Paradisaea species by its lavender grey breast plumage. Unadorned female has an olive brown plumage with cinnamon brown below. Endemism in birds Endemic to Papua New Guinea , the Goldie s Bird of paradise is distributed in the hill forests of Fergusson Island Fergusson and Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea Normanby Island of the D Entrecasteaux Archipelago , eastern Papuan Islands. The diet consists mainly of fruits. The name commemorates the scotland Scottish collector Andrew Goldie , who discovered the bird in 1882. Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and overhunting in some areas, the Goldie s Bird of paradise is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES . References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 16076 title Paradisaea decora downloaded 9 May 2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 5844&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet http www.redlist.org search details.php?species 16076 IUCN Red List Commons Paradisaea decora Birds of paradise Category Paradisaea Category Birds of Papua New Guinea Category Animals ... more details
Infobox film name Bird of Paradise image Bird of paradise English Poster.jpg image size caption Theatrical release poster alt director Delmer Daves producer Delmer Daves screenplay Delmer Daves story Richard Walton Tully narrator starring Debra Paget br Louis Jourdan br Jeff Chandler actor Jeff Chandler music Daniele Amfitheatrof cinematography Winton C. Hoch editing James B. Clark director James B. Clark distributor Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation released Film date 1951 3 14 United States runtime 100 minutes country United States language English budget Bird of Paradise is a 1951 drama film directed by Delmer Daves . It stars Debra Paget and Louis Jourdan . ref tcmdb title id 68794 title Bird of Paradise ref Plot Andre Laurence Jourdan takes a trip to a Polynesian island with his college roommate Tenga Chandler . He assumes the native life and marries his friend s sister, Kalua. An eruption of a volcano and the Kahuna, the island s shaman, decides that the volcano can be appeased with the sacrifice of Kalua. Cast Debra Paget as Kalua Louis Jourdan as Andre Lawrence Jeff Chandler actor Jeff Chandler as Tenga Everett Sloane as The Akua Maurice Schwartz as The Kahuna Jack Elam as The Trader Prince Leilani as Chief Otto Waldis as Skipper Alfred Zeisler as Van Hook Reception When the film was released, The New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther , panned the film, writing, There is certainly nothing original or particularly blissful, we would say about the romantic tumble here taken by a visiting white man for a beauteous native maid...Unfortunately, Delmer Daves, who directed and wrote the script, either didn t or wasn t permitted to pitch the whole film in this slyly ... legit piece, Bird of Paradise, makes another trip to the screen in a refurbished version. Previous ... Reflist External links imdb title id 0043343 title Bird of Paradise tcmdb title id 68794 title Bird of Paradise http www.youtube.com watch?v CieRqEK5hbE Bird of Paradise images and short film ... more details
Infobox film name Forgotten Bird of Paradise image FBOP film cover.jpg producer Dominic Brown released Film date 2009 8 21 Green Man Festival distributor Dancing Turtle Media runtime 27 minutes country Film UK language English Forgotten Bird of Paradise is a 2009 documentary film produced by British filmmaker Dominic Brown, about the Papua conflict . ref cite web url http www.forgottenbirdofparadise.net title Outline of film date 2009 10 09 publisher FBOP accessdate 2009 10 09 ref The film was shot undercover, and includes interviews with human rights victims and political prisoners , as well as footage of rebels in their jungle stronghold. Production Brown travelled and filmed in West Papua without the permission of the Indonesia n authorities, putting himself in great danger. ref cite web url http www.flyglobalmusic.com fly archives asiapacific reviews forgotten bird of paradise dom.html title Fly Global film review date 2009 09 30 publisher Fly Global Music accessdate 2009 09 30 ref Brown reflected that on West Papua that the situation was like apartheid , and likened the transmigration program and anti secession policies to genocide . ref Daily Telegraph interview http www.telegraph.co.uk expat 8119922 West Papuan rebels struggle for freedom.html ref Content The documentary features an interview conducted with Yusak Pakage, a high profile West Papuan political prisoner recognised by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience . He is currently serving a ten year prison sentence for raising the Morning Star flag West Papuan flag during a ceremony in 2004. The interview was recorded in secret by Brown during a hospital visit where Pakage was receiving treatment for torture. fact date December 2010 There is also footage providing viewers with an insight into recent ... links Official website http www.forgottenbirdofparadise.net IMDb title 1528736 Forgotten Bird of Paradise DEFAULTSORT Forgotten Bird Of Paradise Category 2009 films Category British films Category ... more details
to Hawaii in 1927. The Bird of Paradise was a military airplane used by the United States Army ... navigation . On June 28 29, 1927, the Bird of Paradise , crewed by 1st Lt. Lester J. Maitland ... www.nationalmuseum.af.mil factsheets factsheet.asp?id 3239 title Atlantic Fokker C 2 Bird of Paradise ... Bird of Paradise . ref name walk207 After the aircraft was acquired, Hegenberger prepared a flight ... practiced flying one of the Bird of Paradise s sister ships and accrued approximately 6,000 miles roughly ... Field in 1931. ref in the Bird of Paradise and flew it to Scott Air Force Base Scott Field , Illinois ... flying time over the ten day journey and were satisfied with the performance of the Bird of Paradise ... lift speed during its takeoff roll. On June 27, Maitland and Hegenberger flew the Bird of Paradise across ... The three motors of the Bird of Paradise started without problem and they took off at 7 09 a.m. ... was Wheeler Field , an Army airfield on the island of Oahu . The Bird of Paradise climbed ... weather gave way to increasing cloud cover. Maitland held the Bird of Paradise at convert 1500 ... tried to obtain a position fix by radio direction finding, the transmitter signal from the Bird of Paradise ... the Bird of Paradise to an altitude of convert 10000 ft km to place it above the clouds, where Hegenberger ... found that the Bird of Paradise was south left of course, instead of north right as they had thought ... visually transit the mountainous terrain of Oahu in daylight. ref name maur260 The Bird of Paradise ... at 6 29 a.m. Hawaii time. ref name snl ref name maur260 The Bird of Paradise completed its flight to Hawaii ... 1514 SS Maui to return to San Francisco after Patrick refused their request to fly the Bird of Paradise ... work publisher Inside AF.mil accessdate 2011 08 02 ref The Bird of Paradise was taken out ... of the Bird of Paradise was recreated and upgraded in the second C 2 assigned to the Materiel ... title Bird of Paradise work publisher 15th Air Base Wing Office of Information, USAF accessdate ... more details
to the throne. He succeeded Albert I as King of Saxony on 19 June 1902, albeit for just a brief two year reign. He died in Pillnitz and was succeeded by his eldest son Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Frederick Augustus III 1865 1932 , who was deposed in 1918. King George was a controversial figure ... of SaxonyKing of Saxony years 1902 1904 s aft after Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Frederick ... George Louis William Maximilian Charles Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus title King of Saxony image Georg von Sachsen 1895.jpg imgw 200px reign 19 June 1902 15 October 1904 caption Portrait by Franz Kops 1895 predecessor Albert of Saxony Albert successor Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Frederick Augustus III succession King of Saxony spouse Maria Anna of Portugal issue Princess Maria Johanna br Princess Elisabeth br Princess Mathilde of Saxony 1863 1933 Princess Mathilde br Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Frederick Augustus br Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony Princess Maria Josepha br Prince Johann Georg of Saxony Prince Johann Georg br Prince Maximilian of Saxony 1870 1951 Prince Maximilian br Prince Albert house House of Wettin father John of Saxony mother Amalie Auguste ... Maria Nepomuk Baptist Xaver Cyriacus Romanus 8 August 1832 &ndash 15 October 1904 was a monarch King of Kingdom of SaxonySaxony of the House of Wettin . Life George was born in the Saxon capital Dresden . He was the second son of King John of Saxony 1801 1873 and his wife Princess Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria Amelia of Bavaria 1801 1877 , daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria 1756 ... 1843 1884 , the eldest surviving daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal 1819 1853 and her consort, King ... XII corps, the Prussian Guard corps, and the IV Prussian Saxony corps and George succeeded him in command ... became clear that George s older brother Albert I of Saxony Albert I 1828 1902 and his wife Carola ... Mental Asylum for life. Her brother supported her in her wish to escape Saxony. Emperor Franz Josef ... more details
Taxobox name Duivenbode s Six wired Bird of Paradise image ParotiaDuivenbodeiGronvold.jpg status regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus species Parotia sefilata br br x Lophorina superba synonyms Parotia duivenbodei Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild Rothschild , 1900 The Duivenbode s Six wired Bird of Paradise , also known as Duivenbode s Six plumed Bird of Paradise, ref Iredale 1950 , p.45. ref is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is an intergeneric hybrid biology hybrid between a Western Parotia and Superb Bird of Paradise . History Two adult male specimens are known of this hybrid, coming from the Cenderawasih Bay Geelvink Bay region of north western New Guinea , and held in the American Museum of Natural History and the Mus um national d histoire naturelle French Natural History Museum . ref Frith & Beehler 1998 , pp.512 513. ref Notes reflist References cite book title The Birds of Paradise author Frith, Clifford B. & Beehler, Bruce M. year 1998 publisher Oxford University Press location Oxford isbn 9780198548539 pages url cite book title Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds author Iredale, Tom year 1950 publisher Georgian House location Melbourne isbn pages url Birds of paradise Category Hybrid birds of paradise Category Birds of New Guinea Paradisaeidae stub ... more details
Taxobox name Rothschild s Lobe billed Bird of Paradise status NR regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Paradisaeidae genus species Paradigalla carunculata br br x Lophorina s. superba binomial synonyms Loboramphus nobilis Lionel Walter Rothschild Rothschild , 1901 Rothschild s Lobe billed Bird of Paradise Loboramphus nobilis , also known as the Noble Lobe bill , is one of six enigmatic species of Bird of Paradise collected in Papua New Guinea for zoologist Lionel Walter Rothschild . It is only known from the holotype . In 1930 it, along with the five other collected species, was considered by Erwin Stresemann to be a hybrid, presumptively between the Long tailed Paradigalla and the Superb Bird of Paradise , though doubts have been raised about the parentage. ref Fuller. ref Notes reflist References Newton, Michael. Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology A Global Guide. McFarland & Company, January 2005. ISBN 0 7864 2036 7. Fuller. The Lost Birds of Paradise. Voyageur Press, January 1997. ISBN 1 8531 0566X. Birds of paradise Category Birds of New Guinea Category Hybrid birds of paradise Paradisaeidae stub ... more details
BirdKing image Self Portrait of Charles BirdKing aged 70.jpg imagesize 200px caption Self portrait ... influenced by 16th and 17th Dutch painting influenced awards Charles BirdKing 1785 1862 was an United ... in the United States Native American leaders and tribesmen. Biography Charles BirdKing was born in Newport ... they lived with her mother. ref Viola, Herman J. The Indian Legacy of Charles BirdKing . 1st ed. Washington Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. ref File Self Portrait of Charles BirdKing aged 30 detail.jpg ..., Herman J. The Indian Legacy of Charles BirdKing 1st ed. Washington Smithsonian Institution Press ... Consentino, Andrew J. Charles BirdKing an Appreciation, American Art Journal 6 1974 54 71. JSTOR ... on March 18, 1862. Styles and influences File Charles BirdKing the Poor Artist s Cupboard.jpg left ... Charles BirdKing portrait of Senator William Hunter.jpg thumb right 150px Portrait of William Hunter ... King Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees.jpg left thumb 200px Charles BirdKing ... BirdKing that he compiled the book was to acknowledge the importance of King, as well as his Native ... J 1976 Viola, Herman J. The Indian Legacy of Charles BirdKing. 1st ed. Washington Smithsonian .... About this time, he met King, whose talent he appreciated. The arrival of Charles Bird ... by name File Hayne Hudjihini Eagle of Delight by Charles BirdKing, c1822.jpg en Eagle of Delight ... Chief by Charles BirdKing, c1822.jpg en Petalesharo Petalesharo Generous Chief en Pawnee Pawnee c.1822 File Sharitarish Wicked Chief by Charles BirdKing, c1822.jpg en Wicked Chief Sharitarish Wicked Chief en Pawnee Pawnee c.1822 File Shaumonekusse Prairie Wolf by Charles BirdKing, c1822.jpg en Shaumonekusse Shaumonekusse Prairie Wolf en Otoe tribe Oto c.1822 File Charles BirdKing portrait ... senator File Charles BirdKing portrait of Mrs Creighton.jpg Elizabeth Meade Creighton, c. 1820 File Charles BirdKing Red Jacket.jpg Red Jacket , Sagoyewatha, or Keeper Awake A Seneca people Seneca ... more details
Infobox Single Name Bird of Paradise Cover Snowywhitebirdofparadise.jpg Caption UK single cover Artist Snowy White Album White Flames B side The Answer Released 1983 Format Gramophone record 7 , 7 Unusual types of gramophone records Picture discs picture disc , 12 Genre Soft rock Length 4 21 Label Towerbell Records Writer Snowy White Producer Kuma Harada Misc Extra album cover Upper caption Picture disc Type single Cover Snowywhitebirdofparadisepd.jpg Lower caption UK picture disc Bird of Paradise is the debut single music single by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White , from his debut album , White Flames , released in 1983. The single became White s biggest hit, peaking at 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1984, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks. ref cite web url http www.chartstats.com release.php?release 11058 accessdate 24 May 2011 title Bird of Paradise publisher Chartstats ref The song was the only single released from the album, and is White s signature song . The song has featured on various compilation album compilations of White s material, such as Goldtop Groups & Sessions 74 94 , Pure Gold and The Best of Snowy White . It has also appeared on general compilations, such as Now That s What I Call Music II UK series Now That s What I Call Music II . White performed the song on the BBC Television show Top of the Pops in 1984. British radio Disc jockey DJ Steve Wright DJ Steve Wright described Bird of Paradise as one of my favourite songs of all time , after playing the song on BBC Radio 1 during its run in the charts. ref Sleeve notes for Goldtop Groups & Sessions 74 94 , RPM Records United Kingdom RPM Records , 1995 ref Personnel Snowy White guitar s, Singing vocals Kuma Harada bass guitar Godfrey Wang synthesizer string synthesizer Richard Bailey Drum kit drums , Percussion instrument percussion References Reflist Category 1983 singles Category 1983 songs 1980s rock song stub ... more details
Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose Cover Artist Little Jimmy Dickens Album May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose B side My Eyes Are Jealous Released September 7, 1965 Format Recorded Genre Country music Country Length Label Columbia Records Columbia Writer Neal Merritt Producer Don Law br Frank Jones Last single He Stands Real Tall br 1965 This single May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose br 1965 Next single When the Ship Hit the Sand br 1966 Misc May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose is a 1965 novelty song by Little Jimmy Dickens . The single was Dickens s most successful single on the U.S. country music chart. May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose went to number one for two weeks and stayed on the chart for a total of eighteen weeks. ref cite book title The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006, Second edition last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 106 ref On the U.S. pop chart, May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose peaked at number fifteen. ref cite book title The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits Eighth Edition last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 178 ref Content The song features three verses, each of which mentions an incident where Dickens the narrator performs an action which is perceived to be insulting In the first verse, Dickens sees a beggar and proceeds to give him one penny. In the second verse, Dickens gets a call from his laundryman, who returns 100 that Dickens left in his clothes Dickens gives him 10 cents to repay the phone call. In the final verse, Dickens asks a cab driver to speed so he can catch a train the cab driver is ticketed for speeding, while Dickens stands by, waiting for change from his fare. The chorus is an insult, said back to Dickens, for his insulting behaviors. Chart performance class wikitable sortable align left Chart 1965 align center Peak ... more details
of the Confederation, Saxony was overshadowed by Prussia. King Anthony of Saxony , came to the throne ... forced King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony to concede further reforms in the Saxon government. ref name p510 In 1854 Frederick Augustus II s brother, King John of Saxony , succeeded to the throne ... Empire . ref name p511 After King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony had abdicated on 13 November ...About the modern state of Saxony in present day Germany Infobox German state Name Free State of Saxony ... thumb upright 0.90 Dresden , capital of Saxony File Leipzig City von Osten.jpg thumb upright 0.90 View ... State of Saxony lang de Freistaat Sachsen IPA de f a ta t zaks n lang hsb Swobodny stat Sakska is a landlocked States of Germany state of Germany , bordering Brandenburg , Saxony Anhalt , Thuringia .... Located in the middle of an erstwhile German speaking part of Europe, the history of the state of Saxony ... of Saxony electorate of the Holy Roman Empire , a Kingdom of Saxony kingdom , a republic from 1918 to 1952 and then again from 1990. The area of the modern state of Saxony should not be confused with Old Saxony , the area inhabited by Saxons . Old Saxony corresponds approximately to the modern German states of Lower Saxony , Saxony Anhalt and the Westphalian part of North Rhine Westphalia . Geography ... in Saxony Sachsen . 1. Bautzen district Bautzen BZ br uses br to avoid incorrect spacing of indent ... have district status Chemnitz C Dresden DD Leipzig L Economy Saxony has, after Saxony Anhalt, ref http ... Saxony . The publishing and porcelain industries of the region are well known, although their contributions ... August 2005 retrieved 2 September 2005 ref Saxony reported unemployment of 11.9 as average for 2010 ... of SaxonySaxony has a long history as a duchy , an Prince elector electorate of the Holy Roman Empire the Electorate of Saxony , and eventually as a monarchy kingdom the Kingdom of Saxony . In 1918 ... Germany East and West Germany . Prehistory In prehistoric times, the territory of Saxony was the site ... more details
File Lichenostomus cratitius.jpg thumb right 250px The IBA is an important site for the Purple gaped Honeyeater The Dunn Rock and Lake King, Western Australia Lake King Important Bird Area is a 759 km sup 2 sup irregularly shaped tract of land in the south eastern Wheatbelt Western Australia wheatbelt region of Western Australia . It lies about 380 km south east of Perth, Western Australia Perth and 250 km north east of Albany, Western Australia Albany . Description The boundaries of the Important Bird Area IBA are defined by the remnant native vegetation associated with Pallarup, Dunn Rock and Lake King Nature Reserves as well as with that on adjacent unallocated Crown Land. It is surrounded by land cleared for farming. The site is one of the largest remaining Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands mallee remnants within the wheatbelt, containing plant community plant communities that have largely been cleared elsewhere. It consists mainly of mallee, mallee heath and salt pan geology salt pans , and receives around 400 mm of rain annually. ref name bli BirdLife International. ref Birds The IBA contains core habitat for the Malleefowl and supports a significant population of the species. Other birds for which the IBA is an important site include the Short billed Black Cockatoo Carnaby s Cockatoo , Red capped Parrot , Western Rosella , Regent Parrot , Blue breasted Fairywren , Purple gaped Honeyeater and Western Yellow Robin . ref name bli ref Birdata. ref References Notes reflist Sources cite web url http www.birdata.com.au iba.vm title IBA Dunn Rock and Lake King accessdate 2011 06 19 work Birdata first last publisher Birds Australia date cite web url http www.birdlife.org datazone sitefactsheet.php?id 24842 title Dunn Rock and Lake King accessdate 2011 06 19 work IBA factsheet first last publisher BirdLife International date coord 33 14 10 S 119 31 19 E display title region AU WA type landmark Category Wheatbelt Western Australia Category Important Bi ... more details
Other uses Image Jan Bruegel d. . 003.jpg thumb 300px right Paradise by Jan Bruegel . Paradise Old Persian ... civilization , and in paradise there is only peace , prosperity , and happiness . Paradise is a place ... imagery, and may be cosmogonical or eschatological or both. In eschatological contexts, paradise is imagined ... Dismas penitent criminal crucified alongside him that they will be together in paradise. In old Egyptian ... are places of the righteous dead. On the other hand, in cosmological contexts paradise describes ... associate paradise with the Garden of Eden , that is, the perfect state of the world prior to the fall ... known representative of which is John Milton s Paradise Lost . A paradise should not be confused with a utopia ... left thumb Nicolas Poussin , Four seasons of paradise. 1660 64 The word paradise entered English from ... pairi around diz to create a wall . ref http www.etymonline.com index.php?term paradise Online Etymology ... it is from this usage that the use of paradise to refer to the Garden of Eden derives. This usage also ... Anabasis . Later in Second Temple era Judaism paradise came to be associated with the Garden ... 35 etc. In the Apocalypse of Moses , Adam and Eve are expelled from paradise instead of Eden after having ... of Adam to be buried in Paradise, which is in the Third Heaven . Later in Rabbinical Judaism the word ... highest . Christianity see also World to Come The New Testament use and understanding of paradise ... of a Third Heaven The New Testament third heaven paradise, which may in fact be a vision Paul himself saw. Rev.2 7 in a reference to the Gen.2 8 paradise and the Tree of life Hebraic monotheism tree of life In the 2nd century AD, Irenaeus distinguished paradise from heaven. In On the Detection and Overthrow ... a home in heaven, while others would enjoy paradise, and the rest live in the New Jerusalem restored ... I and Christianity Constantine the Great . Origen likewise distinguished paradise from heaven, describing paradise as the earthly school for souls of the righteous dead, preparing them for their ascent ... more details
About the Irish band the All Angels album Into Paradise album Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox musical artist name Into Paradise background group or band origin Dublin , Republic of Ireland Ireland genre Indie rock , Alternative rock years active 1988&ndash 1993 label Setanta Records Setanta , Ensign Records Ensign current members David Long br Rachael Tighe br James Eadie br Ronan Clarke Into Paradise were a indie rock group from Dublin , Republic of Ireland Ireland , whose influences included Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen . They formed in 1986 as Backwards into Paradise, and released their debut Extended play EP , Blue Light , in 1989 on the independent record label , Setanta Records Setanta . Soon after came the EP Change , and the band s first album , Under the Water . Their most successful album, and major record label debut was the Adrian Borland record producer produced , Churchtown . Members David Long Vocals, guitar Rachael Tighe Bass James Eadie Guitar, keyboards, vocals Ronan Clarke Drums Discography Blue Light EP 1989 Change EP 1990 Under the Water 1990 Into Paradise 1990 United States US only compilation album compilation Burns My Skin single 1991 Churchtown 1991 Angel Single 1991 Down All the Days 1992 Angelus 7 Single 1992 For No One 1993 Category Irish alternative rock groups Category Irish indie rock groups Category Musical groups established in 1986 Category Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Ireland band stub it Into Paradise ... more details
was a monarch King of Kingdom of SaxonySaxony and a member of the House of Wettin . He was the eldest son of Prince John of Saxony John , who succeeded his brother Frederick Augustus II on the Saxon throne as King John in 1854 by his wife Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria Amalie Auguste of Bavaria ... by his brother, who became King George of Saxony George . Ancestors ahnentafel top width ... Countess Palatine Henriette Karoline of Zweibr cken center ahnentafel bottom Trivia The King of SaxonyBird of Paradise is named in honor of him, while the Queen Carola s Bird of Paradise his wife. References ... of SaxonyKing of Saxony years 1873 1902 s aft after George of Saxony George end Princes of Saxony ... DESCRIPTION King of Saxony DATE OF BIRTH 23 April 1828 PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden DATE OF DEATH 19 June ... Anthony Ferdinand Joseph Charles Maria Baptist Nepomuk William Javier George Fidelis title King of Saxony image Nicola Perscheid K nig Albert von Sachsen vor 1902.jpg imgw 200px reign 29 October 1873 &ndash 19 June 1902 caption Photograph of Albert of Saxony 1899 predecessor John of Saxony John successor George of Saxony George succession King of Saxony spouse Carola of Vasa issue house House of Wettin father John of Saxony mother Amalie Auguste of Bavaria birth date birth date df yes 1828 ... of Schleswig , the Austro Prussian War , and the Franco Prussian War . His reign as king was largely ... of Prussia Frederick Charles of Prussia . No attempt was made to defend Saxony the Saxons fell ... peace was made and Saxony had entered the North German Confederation , he gained the command of the Saxon ... Province of Saxony Prussian Saxony corps. He was succeeded in command of the XII corps by his brother George of Saxony Prince George , who had served under him in Bohemia. Albert took a leading ... marshal . King Unsourced image removed Image Sibyllenort Schloss.jpg thumb 250px right Castle Sibyllenort, were King Albert died. On the death of his father King John on 29 October 1873, the Crown ... more details
Frederick of Saxony may refer to Frederick I, Elector of Saxony , or Frederick the Belligerent 1370 1428 , ruler of Saxony from 1422 1428 Frederick II, Elector of Saxony , or Frederick the Gentle 1412 1464 , ruler of Saxony from 1428 1464 Frederick III, Elector of Saxony , or Frederick the Wise 1463 1525 , ruler of Saxony from 1486 1525, protector of Martin Luther Duke Frederick of Saxony 1474 1510 , Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Frederick, Hereditary Duke of Saxony 1504 1539 , son of George, Duke of Saxony Frederick August I, Elector of Saxony , or Augustus II the Strong 1670 1733 , ruler of Saxony from 1694 1733 Frederick August II, Elector of Saxony , or Augustus III of Poland 1696 1763 , ruler of Saxony from 1733 1763 Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony 1722 1763 , ruler of Saxony for 74 days in 1763 Frederick Augustus I of Saxony 1750 1827 , ruler of Saxony as elector and king from 1763 1827 Frederick Augustus II of Saxony 1797 1854 , King of Saxony from 1836 1854 Frederick Augustus III of Saxony 1865 1932 , King of Saxony from 1904 1918 hndis de Friedrich von Sachsen ... more details
caption White throated Rock Thrush br Monticola gularis image alt A bird perching on an old wooden ... Neornithes And see text Birds Class biology class Aves are feather ed, bird flight wing ed, Bipedalism ... but strong Bird skeleton skeleton . All living species of birds have wings the now extinct flightless moa of New Zealand were the only exception. Wings are evolved forelimbs, and most bird species can bird flight fly . Flightless birds include ratite s, penguin s, and a number of diverse ... the most intelligent animal species a number of bird species have been observed Tool use by animals ... across generations. Many species undertake long distance annual bird migration migrations , and many ... and through calls and bird song songs , and participate in social behaviours, including Helpers ... of predators. The vast majority of bird species are socially monogamous , usually for one breeding ... by human activities, though efforts are underway to bird conservation protect them. Evolution ... right Archaeopteryx lithographica is often considered the oldest known bird The first biological ... location San Diego pages 41 96 chapter Bird Origins isbn 0 12 226810 5 ref However, an alternate ... defined Aves to include only the modern bird groups, the crown group . This was done by excluding most ... of superorder , ref Cite web url http people.eku.edu ritchisong birdbiogeography1.htm title Bird ... living bird species varies anywhere from 9,800 ref Cite book title The Clements Checklist of Birds ... slab of rock left with cracks and impression of bird feathers and bone, including long paired tail feathers Confuciusornis , a Cretaceous bird from China Based on fossil and biological evidence, most ... S. authorlink Gregory S. Paul chapter Looking for the True Bird Ancestor year 2002 title Dinosaurs ... . The Origin of Birds . New York Dover Publications. ref Although ornithischian bird hipped dinosaurs ... Angela D. issn 0094 8373 ref In fact, a bird like hip structure evolved a third time among a peculiar ... more details
Infobox law firm name Bird & Bird logo headquarters num offices 23 num attorneys 900 num employees 1,000 ... English AboutUs Pages History.aspx Bird & Bird History ref founder William Frederick Wratislaw Bird and James Moore company type Limited liability partnership LLP slogan homepage http www.twobirds.com www.twobirds.com dissolved Date Reason the company dissolved, e.g., merger or bankruptcy Bird & Bird is an international law firm with over 200 partners and broad advisory, transactional and contentious ... & beverage , information technology , life sciences , Mass media media and sport . Bird & Bird has offices ... States . History File Gray s inn zz.JPG thumb Gray s Inn Gray s Inn Square 180px Ten years ago Bird & Bird had an office in London with small offices in Brussels and Hong Kong. After a period of rapid ... William Frederick Wratislaw Bird founds a law firm in Gray s Inn The Honourable Society of Gray s Inn in partnership with James Moore. The firm is called Bird & Moore. ref http www.twobirds.com English AboutUs Pages History.aspx Bird & Bird History ref 1853 Bird & Moore takes up residence at 5 Gray ... Bird dies at the age of 74. His son, William Barrott Montford Bird, carries on the practice and builds a strong clientele in the coal mining and iron making sector. W. B. Montford Bird later ... of the firm. 1898 Now known as Bird Moore & Strode, the firm instructs D. M. Kerly in its first ... Solio in respect of photographic paper. 1905 The firm is renamed Bird & Bird under the leadership of W. B. M. Bird and his cousin Ernest Edward Bird. 1909 Bird & Bird conducts its first reported ... for incandescent electric bulbs. 1941 Bird & Bird is forced to move premises after the building at 5 Gray s Inn Square is destroyed in an air raid. 1943 Ernest E. Bird serves as president of the Law ... the following year. 1950 William Bird UK politician Sir William Bird knighted in 1920 dies .... 1967 Bird & Bird gains two new partners on its merger with Ranken Ford & Chester, a firm with one ... more details
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