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 | | The American standard is considerably more exaggerated than the British/European, which is closer to the original Siamese in build. | | | Chartreux Coat: Shorthair Environment: Apartment, Home or Rural Disposition: Affectionate, Active, Quiet Best With: Family with Children Colors: Blue The Chartreux, derived from the European Shorthair, is a large cat with a muscular cobby body, medium legs, short tail, and a slightly squarish head with a square muzzle and wide-spaced large, blunt ears. | | | Slightly more lithe than its European cousins, the American short-hair is perfectly adapted to the slightly faster rodents found in the American countryside. |
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http://www.textfiles.com/fun/purebred.cat
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| | Angela Griffa |
| | The nests of the American Goldfinch can be found at a height of.6 to 9 m above ground. | | | Another bird that can commonly be miss taken for the American Goldfinch bye looking at the nesting habits is the Yellow Warbler, although they have no immediate relation. | | | The coloring of the goldfinches plays an important roll in their mating and daily lives, the males are a brighter color were as the females are a much more drab coloring. |
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http://richland.uwc.edu/Depts/Biology/accounts/AmericanGoldfinch.htm
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| | European Starling |
| | Birds can be excluded from nesting inside or behind signs by sealing the edges of the sign with hardware cloth and silicon caulk or with plastic bird netting. | | | Commercially produced starling traps are available.When large numbers of birds are the nuisance, drop-in, multi-catch traps are used (Figure 4b). | | | Starlings commonly nest in man-made structures: between rafters in barns and open warehouses, in or behind signs, and in soffits and attics of houses. |
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http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW118
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| | Baglux UK - Motorcycle luggage |
| | I have an Alpha Bag, which I want to use on my new Pan European 2001 model. | | | The only exceptions are bikes such as the post 1996 Pan Europeans where the handlebars are set nearer the rider. | | | I have changed my bike from a VFR 750 1997 model to a Blackbird. |
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http://www.baglux.co.uk/faq.asp
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| | Euro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City previously used currencies that were replaced by the euro, and now mint their own euro coins by virtue of agreements concluded with EU member states (Italy in the case of San Marino and Vatican City, and France in the case of Monaco), on behalf of the European Community. | | | The symbol is (according to the European Commission) "a combination of the Greek epsilon, as a sign of the weight of European civilisation; an E for Europe; and the parallel lines crossing through standing for the stability of the euro". | | | Many of the foreign currencies that were pegged to European currencies are now pegged to the euro. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro
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| | Read the Contributions - BioPlatform |
| | The adoption of bird indicators in individual European countries illustrates the potential to use birds as one indicator of sustainability at a wider European scale. | | | A new larger scheme would build on the achievements of the existing network, but advance its scope and capacity to be representative of European landscapes. | | | To produce Pan-European multi-species indicators, based on the headline indicator model. |
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http://www.gencat.net/mediamb/bioplatform/bd_27.htm
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| | Moggie Mania/different cats |
| | It was brought to North American on the same ships that brought the European settlers, to protect the ships stores from mice and rats. | | | The European Shorthair, like the British Shorthair which it closely resembles, is a refinement from the natural shorthair which was the pet of European households over many generations. | | | Like its British cousin and partial ancestor, the American Short hair is very much a cat of the streets. |
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http://website.lineone.net/~moggie-mania/different_cats.html
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| | 1992 ECU Coin Patterns for England |
| | As the European Economic Community, or the European Union made its moves towards a common currency, the ECU came into being. | | | In most European countries there were pattern coins issued exploring the design possibilities of the anticipated new coinage. | | | We have recently acquired a small quantity of pattern ECU coins including a number of English 25 ECU's dated 1992. |
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http://www.24carat.co.uk/1992patternecucoinsengland.html
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| | Current International Monetary System |
| | This arrangement was called "European snake in the tunnel" because the community currencies floated as a group against outside currencies such as the dollar. | | | Now the managed float is firmly established as it appeared as the only viable system for two reasons (i) continued growth of world trade without excessive fluctuations in exchange rates, (ii) the floating system coped with two oil crises with relative ease. | | | However, a new effort to achieve monetary cooperation was launched. |
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http://www.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ355/choi/cur.htm
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| | BIRD - European Members |
| | Choice Of Weapon: 1998 model, Double bubble screen | | | Choice Of Weapon: 1998 model, KandN air filter | | | Choice Of Weapon: 2002 model, silver, planned mods = PowerCommander III, KandN filter |
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http://www.superblackbird.co.uk/europecircle.html
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| | birds template |
| | The European goldfinch, which lives throughout Europe, was introduced to New York in the late 1800's but is no longer found wild in North America. | | | The American goldfinch measures about 5 inches (13 centimeters) long. | | | The American goldfinch nests from July through September. |
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http://www.worldbook.com/features/birds/html/types_song_finch_types.html
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| | Molosserworld's Landseer ECT page |
| | The letters 'E.C.T.' stand for European Continental Type since this breed is only recognised by the F.C.I. Outside the mainland of Europe this breed is still considered a Newfoundland variety. | | | The second Landseer litter was born in Switzerland in 1902 and this litter may be considered to be the revival of the Landseer on the European mainland. | | | And after training a while some Landseers will even dive all kinds of objects from the bottom of a lake. |
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http://www.moloss.com/breeds/jkl/l001
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| | THE OTTER SIDE - Old World Warbler/Flycatcher/Thrush et al. Images |
| | This European Blackbird was photographed at Highland Wildlife Park, Kingussie, Scotland, Great Britain. | | | This male European Blackbird was photographed at Kensington Park, London, England. | | | Bluebirds declined in numbers for several decades due to several factors. |
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http://www.otterside.com/htmfiles/thrush1.htm
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| | EBN Italia - Trip Reports: Rome & Tuscany |
| | We started by finding numerous BLACK KITE, EURASIAN KESTREL, CRESTED LARK and TAWNY PIPIT in the stony fields, then found a pair of MONTAGU’S HARRIER, a single HOBBY and EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK, along with EUROPEAN TURTLE-DOVE, STONECHAT, WOODCHAT SHRIKE, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, ZITTING CISTICOLA, CALANDRA LARK, and CORN BUNTING. | | | This is far enough away from the center of town that we had a few birds in the small garden in back of our apartment, including EURASIAN BLACKBIRD, CARRION (HOODED) CROWS, EUROPEAN ROBIN, and EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH. | | | European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) - Rome, Tolfa, Casa Vecchia, Roccalbegna |
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http://www.ebnitalia.it/trips/italy.htm
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| | hb paper bin 2001 |
| | Roberts, S J, and Coleman, M, Some Observations on the Diet of European Honey-buzzards in Britain, British Birds, 94 (9) 433-436 (2001). | | | The deforestation of Britain was until the early 20th century an almost continuous process, resulting in only 4.3% of the country being covered by trees in 1881 (Simmons, 2001, p.199), compared to 30-40% in most other north European countries. | | | No more detail could be observed as the bird was flying away from us. |
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http://www.nrossiter.supanet.com/hb/return%20hbuzz.html
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| | European birds as indicators of quality of life - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| | The current, accelerating European and global debate on quality of life indicators is of crucial importance for the conservation goals of BirdLife International. | | | It relies on the national bird and IBA monitoring schemes of BirdLife Partners, and, for widespread birds, also of the European Bird Census Council. | | | So bird indicators are set to become among our most powerful tools for driving changes in policies and practices to help birds and other biodiversity. |
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http://www.rspb.org.uk/international/policy/indicators.asp
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| | MINIATURE - LoveToKnow Article on MINIATURE |
| | In the best Flemish miniatures of the period the artist succeeds in presenting a wonderful softness and glow of color; nor did the high standard cease with the 15th century, for many excellent specimens still remain to attest the favor in which it was held for a few decades longer. | | | Here there is more freedom; and we trace the debased classical style which copies Roman, as distinguished from Byzantine, models. | | | Such indications, too, of landscape as are to be found are of the classical type, not conventional in the sense of medieval conventionalism, but still attempting to follow nature, even if in an imperfect fashion; just as in the Pompeian and other frescoes of the Roman age. |
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http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/M/MI/MINIATURE.htm
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| | Bentleys Fine Art Auctioneers - Auction Preview |
| | 256 An ornate continental silver bon bon dish est: £40-£60 | | | 295 Continental silver items a set of 3 nut dishes, an embossed bon bon dish and a sauce ladle est: £50-£80 | | | 4 A model of an E Type Jaguar est: £20-£40 |
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http://www.bentleysfineartauctioneers.co.uk/archives/jan2004cat.asp
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| | Breed Detail |
| | While the European Shorthairs were allowed to register as early as the mid 1940s, the early Europeans were judged by the standard of the British Shorthair. | | | Not as popular as its cousin, the British Shorthair, the European Shorthair nevertheless makes a wonderful pet due to its carefree attitude. | | | Like the British Shorthair, the origins of the European Shorthair date back to ancient times. |
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http://www.catfocused.com/choosing-a-cat/breed-detail.php?catID=23
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| | wolftodog2.htm |
| | The Toy Xoloitzcuntli can be further divided by its coat type. | | | There is only one breed of dog in the Large Terrier Type group, the Miniature Schnauzer. | | | For example, the Landseer Newfoundland, a color variation of the Newfoundland, was made famous by Sir Edwin LandseerÂs paintings of the dogs, but soon, they became less popular to the point of almost becoming extinct. |
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http://www.geocities.com/great_pyreneez_kennelz/wolftodog2.htm
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| | European Shorthair CCA Breed Standard |
| | GENERAL: The European Shorthair (also called "European" or "Europé") originates from populations of barn cats and strays in different countries of Europe. | | | The Chartreux, the British Shorthair and even the American Shorthair were developed from the ESH, and they are now more popular than the original breed. | | | Nowadays ESHs are mostly bred in Sweden and Finland (and they are fairly popular there), although some breeders can be found in other countries as well. |
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http://www.members.tripod.com/siamkatze/cca/standards/esh.html
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| | Cat Breeds, Types, Variants and Hybrids |
| | European Burmese is the US term for the standard Burmese found in Europe. | | | Bred in Belgium; a European shorthair type white cat with ruby-red eyes which have pale translucent blue irises (true "pink eyes" seem to be impossible due to the physical structure of a cats' eyes). | | | The spotted Ocicat is derived from a mix of Abyssinian, Siamese and American Shorthair and also produces ticked tabby and classic tabby variants. |
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http://www.messybeast.com/breeds.htm
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| | European Goldfinch |
| | - --part1_9.12e39de0.27f0b046_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The European Goldfinch arrived at the backyard feeders at 7:42 a.m. | | | Bill - --part1_9.12e39de0.27f0b046_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The European Goldfinch arrived at the backyard feeders at 7:42 a.m. | | | It was observed for two minutes by my wife and I. I'll see if I can't get Keith Evans or Arnold Smith to photograph it. |
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http://www.utahbirds.org/listarchives/birdnet.2001/msg00190.html
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| | Ornithology Paper |
| | 1996) show that gila and red-bellied woodpecker population numbers have been maintained at relatively low numbers in Arizona and Tennessee compared to the increasingly abundant European starling since 1980. | | | Many exotic bird species were first introduced in the mid-to-late nineteenth century by European immigrants intending to improve their new surroundings with familiar European birds. | | | The growing dominance of introduced bird species is seen in the increase in population sizes of such birds as rock doves, house finches, house sparrows, and European starlings (Gill 1995). |
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http://www.sewanee.edu/biology/courses/bio201/Introduced.html
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| | Welcome to the decorative arts society web site |
| | In 1852, the Queen lent 44 pieces of eighteenth century Sevres porcelain, the manufacturer, Herbert Minton lent 49 items of European and Chinese pottery and porcelain from his factory museum. | | | The first displays were largely of modern manufacture and Cole immediately set about borrowing old to add to the new. | | | Loans must have seemed a better option when money for acquisitions was not forthcoming. |
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http://www.decorativeartssociety.org.uk/anneatwell24.html
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| | Spring Birding in East Anglia ITINERARY |
| | The list is endless; on previous trips we have also seen: Montagus Harrier, Little Stint, Little Gull, Arctic Tern, Lesser Whitethroat, Spotted Redshank, European Nightjar, Hawfinch and Barn Owl. | | | Reed and Grasshopper Warbler abound, the latter more often heard than seen, Eurasian Hobby (four pairs in 2000) hawk for dragonflies over the ponds, and in the woods there are Long Tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Eurasian Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Eurasian Turtledove, and Eurasian Bullfinch. | | | After breakfast we drive to a raptor watch point, where Eurasian, Honey and Common Buzzards breed, Hobby and Goshawk have been seen on previous trips. |
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http://www.birdtreks.com/itin/ukeaspr01.html
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| | ON THE BREEDING DISTRIBUTION PATTERN OF EUROPEAN MIGRANT BIRDS: MACARTHUR'S THEME REEXAMINED |
| | European breeding bird com- munities, as those in North America, are composed of a variable fraction of species (hereafter named "migrants") that migrate south in the autumn to spend the winter in the African tropics south of the Sahara Desert (Moreau 1952). | | | To explain the European pattern of PPM, I suggest that the percentage of migrants in a community during the breeding season depends on both the harshness of adverse winter conditions faced by the resident populations and on the total resource availability during the breeding period. | | | No apparent geographical trend was found, however, and interhabitat differences alone appeared to account for the largest part of the variation in neo- tropical migrant proportions. |
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http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v095n03/p0496-p0509.html
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| | Cães & Cia On-Line - Your Favourite Pet - Cats - Brazilian Shorthair |
| | The Brazilian Shorthair has, in fact, originated from cats that were brought here by the Europeans, at the time of the country's colonization. | | | In 1994, the cat was recognized as the Keltic Shorthair, a breed which comes from ancient European cats (known as European Shorthair in other cat entities), because they concluded both had similar characteristics. | | | So far the Brazilian Shorthair has very few breeders, and little genetic improvement. |
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http://www.petbrazil.com.br/en/pets/cats/400.htm
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| | Bird Books of Europe |
| | Birds of Plymouth A City Avifauna 1950-1994 by Vic Tucker | | | Britain - A Place for Birds by M. Oakes | | | To Fair Isle and Back (Where to Watch Birds? |
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http://www.earthlife.net/birds/bg-europe.html
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