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taiga taiga
taiga , northern coniferous-forest belt of Eurasia, bordered on the north by the treeless tundra and on the south by the steppe. This vast belt, comprising about one third of the forest land of the world, extends south from the tundra to about lat. 62°N in Norway, Sweden, and Finland, but dips... Read more
spruce spruce
spruce any plant of the genus Picea, evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Pinaceae ( pine family) widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. The needles are angular in cross section, rather than flattened as in the related hemlocks and firs. The Norway spruce ( P. abies ), an important... Read more
Sakha Republic Sakha Republic
Sakha Republic , formerly Yakut Republic or Yakutia , constituent republic (1995 pop. 1,035,000), c.1,200,000 sq mi (3,108,000 sq km), NE Siberian Russia. Yakutsk is the capital. The Sakha Republic is bounded in the N by the Laptev and East Siberian seas of the Arctic Ocean, in the S by the... Read more
Siberia Siberia
Siberia , Rus. Sibir, vast geographical region of Russia, covering c.2,900,000 sq mi (7,511,000 sq km) and having an estimated population (1992) of 32,459,000. Historically it has had no official standing as a political or territorial division, but it was generally understood to comprise the... Read more
vegetation vegetation
vegetation and climatic change Climate is one of the dominant controls on vegetation; this domination is clearly illustrated by comparing maps of global climate with the world's major vegetation communities. Ten major vegetation communities, or biomes, are recognized on the terrestrial surface of... Read more
ovenbird ovenbird
ovenbird common name for a member of the family Furnariidae, primitive passerine birds, which build elaborate, domed nests of clay or dig tunnels in the ground to lay their eggs. Ovenbirds are most common in South America, where most are forest dwellers, although a few species are found on the... Read more
babbler babbler
babbler common name for some members of the large, diversified family Timaliidae, passerine birds found primarily in wooded areas of Asia, Africa, and Australia. Babblers have soft, fluffy plumage and vary in coloring; various species resemble other birds, and five of the seven groups of babblers... Read more
titmouse titmouse
titmouse common name for members of the Paridae, a family of passerine birds, which includes the tits, titmice, and chickadees. They are small, active birds with short, pointed bills and strong legs. Their soft, thick plumage is colored in grays and browns, occasionally highlighted by black and... Read more
Woodswallows Woodswallows
Artamidae (wood-swallows; class Aves, order Passeriformes) A family of highly social, smallish, brown or grey birds that have black and white markings and long, pointed wings. They are the only passerines with powder-down feathers. They are insectivorous, mainly aerial feeders, and inhabit clearings... Read more
skylark skylark
skylark common name for a passerine songbird ( Alauda arvensis ) famous for the soaring, melodious flight of the courting male. Found in Europe (except in the Mediterranean area), it is 7 1/4 in. (18.2 cm) long, brown streaked with black above, and streaked buff-white below. Skylarks were a... Read more

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