Peripheral melatonin modulates seasonal immunity and reproduction of Indian tropical male bird Perdicula asiatica

2007 ◽  
Vol 146 (3) ◽  
pp. 446-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiv Shankar Singh ◽  
Chandana Haldar
Keyword(s):  
Male Bird

HOW THE MALE BIRD DISCOVERS THE NESTLINGS: Continued from ‘Ibis' 95: 37

Ibis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander F. Skutch
Keyword(s):  
Male Bird

The singing nightingale a male bird

1873 ◽  
Vol s4-XI (278) ◽  
pp. 348-348
Author(s):  
Alexander B. Grosart
Keyword(s):  
Male Bird

scholarly journals XIV. A description of a beautiful Chinese pheasant; the feathers and drawing of which were send from Canton to John Fothergill, M.D. F. R. S

1765 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 88-90
Keyword(s):  
Male Bird

The argus is a species of the pheasant, the largest of that genus yet known, being equal in size to a full-grown turkey-cock, from one of the most northern provinces of China. I take it to be a male bird, by the beauty-ful red skin on the fore-part of the head, and its fine blue changeable crest and neck; the females of all the different species of pheasants yet discovered having little or no gaudy colours about their heads.

Sarconema eurycerca (Wehr, 1939) in the Mute Swan

1965 ◽  
Vol 39 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 125-126
Author(s):  
E. Boughton
Keyword(s):  
Mute Swan ◽  
Wild Stock ◽  
Male Bird ◽  
Cygnus Olor

On the 17th September, 1964, a Mute Swan, Cygnus olor (Gmelin) was received for examination. It was a male bird, estimated to be about three years old, which had been found at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and had been killed on account of a broken wing which had healed badly. It was believed to be of wild stock.

scholarly journals The Image of the Lark in Mythological Representations of the Buryats

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-148
Author(s):  
Andrew A. Badmaev
Keyword(s):  
Positive Characteristic ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
General Description ◽  
Male Bird ◽  
Nesting Sites ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Negative Connotation

Purpose. The purpose of this work is to highlight the complex of Buryats’ traditional ideas about the lark tales. Results. The first section of the work gives a general description of the image of the lark in Buryat culture. The Buryat names of larks contain certain information about these birds (about their habitat, nesting sites, size, ability to sing). The lark, from the point of view of the Buryats, was a harmless bird. Buryats paid attention to some morphological features of the lark, especially its acoustic capabilities (the ability of a male bird to sing for a long time). The second section of the article deals with traditional mythological representations of the Buryats about the lark. This bird had a high semiotic status, in particular, it was recognized as a winged preacher of Buddhist prayer. It was believed that it served the good heavenly forces. Buryats attached importance to the symbolism of the color of the bird’s plumage. It is revealed that they associated the idea of werewolves with the lark. In the mythological representations of the Buryats, this feathered animal reflected the natural rhythms (the arrival of early spring) and the time of day (morning) and was likely associated with the concept of time. In the epic of the Buryats, the interchangeability of images of birds personifying the arrival of spring was characteristic, and it was associated with birds of the order of passerines. The ambiguity of the lark’s characteristics in traditional mythological representations of the Buryats is noted. Conclusion. In traditional mythological representations of the Buryats, the lark had a predominantly positive characteristic. It is attributed to the revered birds, supposedly servants of the good heavenly forces: in Buryat shamans’ epics they assist the mother of gods, while the Buryat-Buddhists recognize the lark as a bird that prays and sanctifies the water. The symbolism of color, highlighted in the image of this bird, primarily reflected gender division: the white color indicated the male principle, while the gray – female. The idea of shapeshifting is associated with the lark among the Buryats. It was associated with the onset of spring and the time of day (morning). In the image of this feathered bird, the negative connotation in its connection with demonic forces and in the chthonic beginning of the bird is weakly manifested. Some traditional ideas of the Buryats about the lark (for example, as a winged singer of religious hymns) have analogies in the worldview of other peoples, which is explained by their universal character.

HOW THE MALE BIRD DISCOVERS THE NESTLINGS.

Ibis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander F. Skutch
Keyword(s):  
Male Bird

Anti-predator effect of conspicuous plumage in a male bird

1992 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Götmark
Keyword(s):  
Male Bird

scholarly journals Pileated Woodpeckers, Dryocopus pileatus, Foraging in Suburban Habitats in New Brunswick

2008 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Erskine
Keyword(s):  
New Brunswick ◽  
Local People ◽  
Late Winter ◽  
The West ◽  
Woodland Birds ◽  
Perceived Risks ◽  
Male Bird ◽  
Large Trees ◽  
Pileated Woodpeckers

Pileated Woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus), usually woodland birds, were seen often in Sackville, New Brunswick, in winters 2005-2007. Excavations in trees were made mostly by two female birds. A male bird joined each female briefly in late winter. These birds probably all roosted in wooded areas west of town. Most large trees in town are broad-leafed, in contrast to the mostly conifer woods to the west (there are only open lands to the east). Feeding excavations in town were mostly in maples, with little use of elms. Prey noted were large larvae, seemingly of sawflies, unlike published reports of Pileated Woodpecker feeding mainly on adult ants and beetles. Excavations further weakened trees already damaged by boring insects, causing perceived risks to passers-by and to overhead wires. Work by woodpeckers alerted arborists to weakened trees or branches, many of which were removed. Local people were excited at seeing, close up, these impressive – and tame – birds.

Male bird song attracts females ? a field experiment

1986 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dag Eriksson ◽  
Lars Wallin
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Bird Song ◽  
Male Bird
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