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bobolink
bobolink , common name in the N United States and Canada for an American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, related to the blackbird and the oriole, belonging to the family Icteridae. In spring the plumage of the male is black except for the white shoulders and lower back and the buff nape. After... Read more |
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Diane Schuur
Diane Schuur Jazz singer Two-time Grammy winner Diane Schuur is considered one of contemporary jazz's leading vocalists. She has been compared to jazz greats Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan, and is noted for her expressive and powerful vocal deliveries. Blind from birth, the... Read more |
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migration of animals
migration of animals movements of animals in large numbers from one place to another. In modern usage the term is usually restricted to regular, periodic movements of populations away from and back to their place of origin. A single round trip may take the entire lifetime of an individual, as with... Read more |
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Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King1927–2006 Civil rights activist, writer, singer On April 8, 1968, four days after her husband, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was brutally gunned down by assassin James Earl Ray on the balcony of a Memphis motel, Coretta Scott King flew to that city to take her... Read more |
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what you see is all you get
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curlew
curlew , common name for large shore birds of both hemispheres, generally brown and buff in color and with decurved bills. There are eight species, belonging to the genus Numenius. The long-billed curlew, N. americanus, its bill almost one third the body length (about 2 ft/61 cm), is now rare in... Read more |
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honey-buzzard
honey-buzzard common name for a medium-sized, buzzardlike hawk, Pernis apivorus. The color of its plumage varies, but is predominantly reddish brown, and its tail is marked by three lateral brown bands. As with many birds of prey, the female tends to be larger than the male, with a wingspan of up... Read more |
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Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks Singer, songwriter Twirled Onstage with Fleetwood Mac Ventured Out on Solo Flight Traumatized by Personal Turmoil Created Renewals and Reunions Selected discography Sources A trailblazer for women in rock music, singer Stevie Nicks was one of the first female performers to maintain a... Read more |
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Coolio
Coolio Rap artist Lessons Learned at an Early Age From the Streets to the Charts Selected discography Sources Unlike other rappers out there just saying what they see, Coolio offers solutions. “Just because you’re from the west coast, and you talk about some real s—, you get... Read more |
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Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak Singer, songwriter, guitarist Forged His Own Identity Played Nightclubs “Wicked Game” Led to National Fame Success Beyond the Stage Selected discography Sources Chris Isaak’s moody, anachronistic music is an unlikely addition to the pop charts, but after years of... Read more |
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