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turkey buzzard
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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FLIGHT OF THE BUZZARD MURFREESBORO PROJECT BRINGS AVIATION FOOTNOTE TO LIGHT.(DAILY BREAK)
; ...neighbors had dubbed Gatling's plane the ``Turkey Buzzard.'' They had seen him studying buzzards...into the wooden chair built into the Turkey Buzzard's cockpit. He was to fly east about...air under the basket-weave wings. The Turkey Buzzard lifted slightly and was airborne. Some...
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A FAILURE IN FLIGHT, BUT A BIG WINNER FOR TOURISM.(LOCAL)
; ...rent - a duplicate of the century-old Turkey Buzzard, an 1873 flying machine that stayed...volunteers who travel with the old Turkey Buzzard. The name did not refer to its looks...in 1816, was inspired by watching a turkey buzzard flying and gliding over his farm, according...
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Reader buzzes with high-flying lyrics
; ...expertise. I am looking for the song "Old Turkey Buzzard." I have heard it on Dave Letterman...song is played, All I heard was "Old Turkey Buzzard, flying high." I don't know who sings...located online at www.mudcat.org: Old Turkey Buzzard Old Turkey Buzzard Flying, ...
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Nature's flying garbage disposers.(facts about vultures)
; ...hooked bills, and blunt claws. Most have black feathers. The turkey buzzard, which has a bald, red head, looks different than other...most common type of vulture in the United States is the turkey buzzard. Unlike other birds, vultures don't build nests. A mother...
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Airplane fails to give right of way to buzzard
; ...A student pilot received the shock of his life when a turkey buzzard smashed through his plane's windshield at 1,500 feet and...Israel have found that the best way to repair a cracked turkey buzzard egg is with dental glue, which should pretty well round...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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STRANGE BUT TRUE: Biker buzzed; Bizarre stories from around the world.(Features)
; A MOTORCYCLIST died after a head-on collision with a low-flying turkey buzzard. The 15lb bird slammed into Australian rider James Richard's helmet and he careered into a fence before being thrown into a lake, where he drowned.
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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CULTURE: Why Maria is leaving Hagley to go to South Sudan.(Features)
; ...aid is sent to the victims of the Asian tsunami crisis, let's not forget the ongoing devastation elsewhere in the world - see Vulture's lead item. Maria Doyle, a nurse from Hagley, Worcestershire, was only too aware of this as she set off for a year-long mission...
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SUFFOLK FLY-IN TAKES OFF SATURDAY SEEING VINTAGE AIRCRAFT, CLASSIC CARS AND MORE.(DAILY BREAK)
; ...earliest experimental planes, the 1873 Turkey Buzzard. Thirty years before the Wright brothers...dazed but only slightly injured. The Turkey Buzzard never flew again and was destroyed...December. The Suffolk Fly-In is the Turkey Buzzard's only scheduled appearance in Virginia...
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A MAN AND HIS FLYING MACHINE IN 2003, HERTFORD COUNTY WILL CELEBRATE MAN WHO WAS CREDITED BY MANY TO GO AIRBORNE 30 YEARS BEFORE THE WRIGHT BROTHERS.(LOCAL)
; ...adjusting. The neighbors dubbed the machine ``the old turkey buzzard,'' not necessarily referring to its looks, but...who was born in 1816, was inspired by watching a turkey buzzard flying - gliding - over his farm. The feeling was...
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Prince George's Animals
; ...Frost Pl., 6100 block, Oct. 16. Responding to a call about a turkey buzzard that would not leave a residential patio, an animal control...internal damage had ruined the bird's digestive system. The turkey buzzard was euthanized. BOWIE, Central Ave., 1700 block, Oct. 14...
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or turkey buzzard Species (Cathartes aura ) of long-winged, long-tailed vulture (family Cathartidae), about...Americas except in northern Canada; the northerly and southernmost populations are migratory. turkey vulture turkey vulture turkey vulture
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...strong-flying bird that feeds on carrion. New World vultures, found throughout the Americas, include the condor , turkey buzzard , and king vulture; family Cathartidae. Old World vultures, related to eagles, are found in Africa, Europe, and Asia...
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