Icteridae
Icteridae (New World blackbirds, orioles, cowbirds; class Aves, order Passeriformes) A diverse family of black, or black with brown, or orange, or red, or yellow birds, many of which have white wing markings. The bill is short and heavy to long and slender, the wings usually long and pointed, but some short and rounded, and the tail variable. Icteridae are arboreal or terrestrial, gregarious or solitary, and feed on fruit, insects, and small vertebrates. The cowbirds (five species of
Molothrus) are
brood parasites, except for
M. badius (bay-winged cowbird), which is parasitized by
M. rufoaxillaris (screaming cowbird). Icterid nests vary from open and cup-shaped to domed, and are built on the ground, or suspended in trees, or in tree cavities. The 24 species of
Icterus (orioles and troupials) build nests that are globular with side openings of open cups suspended between branches. Some icterids are colonial breeders, and many are migratory. There are 22 genera, with about 93 species, found in N., Central, and S. America, and the W.Indies.
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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BOOK REVIEWS: Bloody England; Riot!: Civil Insurrection from Peterloo to the Present Day, by Ian Hernon, Pluto Press, pounds 19.99. Reviewed.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/13/2007; 566 words
; ...of urban insurrection. Hernon, a political journalist, plots the course of street violence in Britain from the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester to the present day. He points out how "the ugly roar of the mob" has done far more to change society...
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London's mayor sees echoes of Tiananmen massacre in his city's past
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/10/2006; 332 words
; ...LONDON The Tiananmen Square massacre is part of the "interesting...being on the site of the 1989 massacre, in which hundreds died...to pieces with sabers _ the Peterloo massacre, for example. There...quoted as saying. In the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, the local militia...
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Ken's massacre of history; In Beijing, Mayor Ken Livingstone has played down China's human rights record. But one writer, who witnessed the Tiananmen events, says such abuses still continue.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 4/10/2006; 700+ words
; ...to catch up with universal values. Hence, the Mayor noted, the Peterloo massacre of 1819 in Manchester. At a suffrage demonstration, 11 citizens...matter where you may figure on the great continuum reaching back to Peterloo and b
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Obselete laws set to be scrapped; POLITICS.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 3/19/2008; 700+ words
; ...turnpikes, workhouses, and the Peterloo massacre are rightly of interest to historians...Act of 1819 passed following the Peterloo Massacre when 11 people were killed...turnpikes, workhouses, and the Peterloo massacre are rightly of interest...
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Send in the militia - the urchins are revolting!
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/14/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the saw! We've got the saw!", which is when I sent for the heavily armed Victorian militia who recreate the Peterloo Massacres, and ordered them to fire on the children unless the saw was returned... Counsel: My God. What happened next...
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 "Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)")
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You can bank on a revolution.(News)
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 10/5/2009; 700+ words
; ...Manchester in 1817 and mounted troops cut them down in the Peterloo Massacre. The time was ripe for rebellion and it almost started...Savings Bank. CAPTION(S): * FREEDOM FIGHT: The Peterloo Massacre - inspiration for a Huddersfield rebellion?
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Weekend TV - Greatest stars laugh all the way to the box office
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 5/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Greatest Movie Stars (C4) M.I.T. (ITV1) The Peterloo Massacre (C4) I ONCE had my picture taken with Angelina...a suspected child abuser to look forward to. The Peterloo Massacre made much better drama as the latest addition in...
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TV: There's trouble at mill.(Features)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 5/3/2003; 294 words
; The Peterloo Massacre, Sunday, C4, 7.30pm. This history programme about the Georgian...to be fascinating viewing. This week the programme looks at the Peterloo massacre. The reconstruction picks up at the inquest, using the original...
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A major clean-up of meaningless and defunct laws from the Statute Book is due to be launched in the House of Lords today.
M2 Presswire; 3/18/2008; 700+ words
; ...said: "Laws on turnpikes, workhouses, and the Peterloo massacre are rightly of interest to historians, but there...repeals including an Act of 1819 passed following the Peterloo Massacre of that year when 11 people were killed in Manchester...
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Burning Questions
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 6/11/2001; ; 684 words
; ...Hadrian's Wall - a World Heritage site. HOW did the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester get its name? - Doug McKenna, Stockton-on-Tees. THE Peterloo Massacre, on August 16, 1819, was so named because it took...
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Peterloo massacre
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Peterloo massacre public disturbance in St. Peter's...force to the reform movement. The name Peterloo, later given the incident, was suggested...See F. A. Bruton, Three Accounts of Peterloo (1921); studies by G. R. Kestevan...
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Peterloo Massacre
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Peterloo Massacre (August 16, 1819) Violent suppression of a political protest in Manchester, nw England. A large crowd, demonstrating for reform of Parliament, was dispersed by soldiers. Eleven people were killed and 500 injured.
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Peterloo
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Peterloo. The massacre, derisively dubbed ‘Peterloo’, took place in St Peter's Fields (Manchester...England in 1819 . To middle-class reformers and Whigs, Peterloo was a warning of the aspirations of the unenfranchised...
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massacre
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
massacre Massacre of the Innocents the killing by order of Herod the Great, after the...sacrificed’ at the end of a session for want of time. See also Massacre of St Bartholomew , Massacre of Glencoe , Peterloo massacre .
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Manchester
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...in 1832, and in 1838, thanks to the efforts of Richard Cobden , Manchester was incorporated as a borough. The Peterloo massacre occurred in Manchester in 1819, and the city has played a prominent role in liberal reform movements. The influential...
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