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In the News (Tue 5 Jun 12)

  
  §1. Strolling Performers: the Latin "mimus" and the Teutonic scop. II. Secular Influences on the Early English ...
By the fifth century, there is plenty of evidence of the existence of a class of professional singers attached to the courts of great leaders.
Such a singer was not despised, like the mimus and the joculator, his successors, but honoured, an owner of land and gold, the professional representative of an art in which his master himself was not ashamed to be his rival.
Such a scop or minstrel was Widsith, 3 who was both attached to a leader’s court and allowed to wander abroad.
www.bartleby.com /215/0201.html   (1199 words)

  
 Galápagos Mockingbirds ~ quotations from Darwin's books & notes
I have not as yet noticed by far the most remarkable feature in the natural history of this archipelago; it is, that the different islands to a considerable extent are inhabited by a different set of beings.
It will be seen, that the three last species of the genus Mimus, were procured from the Galapagos Archipelago; and as there is a fact, connected with their geographical distribution, which appears to me of highest interest, I have had these three figured.
The ornithology of the valleys on the Eastern slopes differs to a certain extent from the Pacific sides; the resemblance is very strong in aspect and in zoology with the plains of patagonia.-- Of Birds we have the Furnarius (2025): Certhia (2020) -- white tailed Callandra and Thenca.-- (Z, p.
oikos.villanova.edu /Nesomimus/darwinquote.html   (3964 words)

  
 List of State Birds
Arkansas -- Mockingbird (Northern Mockingbird) - Mimus polyglottos
Mississippi -- Mockingbird (Northern Mockingbird) - Mimus polyglottos
Tennessee -- Mockingbird (Northern Mockingbird) - Mimus polyglottos
www.audubon.org /statebirds   (239 words)

  
 bolchazy.com: Latin — Vergil's Dido and Mimus Magicus
Widely acclaimed in Europe, Novák's Dido and Mimus Magicus is now available to American audiences in a CD recording and a 3-language libretto.
Utilization of the number three (3) throughout the piece binds the musical and poetic elements with the means of performance, i.e.
Jan Novak's Dido and Mimus Magicus could easily attain a position in the repertoire of the twentieth-century scope of music.
www.bolchazy.com /prod.php?cat=latin&id=3464   (636 words)

  
 Annick Press - Catalog - Mimus
“Mimus is a splendid tale of high adventure and low humor, of treachery and cruelty and unexpected kindness.
Mimus is such an unusual character that you can’t help wondering what he is up to.
Florin glared at Mimus, choking with fury, and the green and yellow stripes swam before his eyes.
www.annickpress.com /catalog/mimus.html   (6059 words)

  
 Mimus polyglottos, The Mockingbird -- Florida's State Bird
Mimus polyglottos, The Mockingbird -- Florida's State Bird
As a songbird it is protected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and cannot be physically harmed, nor can the habitat be molested in any way.
Sources: Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos), Patricia Sprott and Frank J. Mazzotti, Florida Cooperative Extension Service / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences / University of Florida; The Florida State Bird - Mockingbird
www.floridagardener.com /critters/Mockingbird.htm   (1091 words)

  
 Mimus Pauly's blog | The Progressive Blog Alliance HQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In addition to maintaining A Mockingbird's Medley and contributing in all too seldom fashion to the PBA (shame on me -- shame!), I'm also a guest blogger for skippy the bush kangaroo.
And a Florida financial services company that he had found through an advertisement in The Army Times helped him raise the money to fly to Manila, resettle his inlaws and return home with his wife.
Those who would transform a nation or the world cannot do so by breeding and captaining discontent or by demonstrating the reasonableness and desirability of the intended changes or by coercing people into a new way of life.
www.liquidtype.net /blog/30   (1547 words)

  
 Sabiá-do-campo (Mimus saturninus) - Chalk-browed Mockingbird 3 128 - 10 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
This is a Sabiá-do-Campo, in english Chalk-browed Mockingbird, a bird of the Mimidae family, the Mimus saturninus.
The Chalk-browed Mockingbird is found in semi-open areas and near habitations from north-east Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.
Aquí le llamamos "Calandria" a Mimus saturninus - y como bien dices, imita a la perfección las voces o ruidos que le rodean.
www.flickr.com /photos/flaviocb/196316584/in/pool-42637302@N00   (496 words)

  
 Press Releases
Honeywells MIMUs will guide and control two identically instrumented STEREO spacecraft as they orbit the Sun for two years capturing the first three-dimensional images of the Sun, said Bill Ely, Honeywell Program Manager.
The Honeywell MIMU weighs approximately 9 pounds and measures 6.6 inches in height and 9 inches in diameter.
Honeywell MIMUs have contributed to the success of numerous commercial and military satellite and space exploration programs including Stardust; MARS Odyssey; Spacebus; and Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED).
www.honeywell.com /mediakit/announcement_details.jsp?rowID=2&docID=3994&catID=3   (471 words)

  
 Signor Properties, Texas State Bird
The Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, is the mockingbird commonly found in North America.
Adults are grey on the head and upperparts with pale yellow eyes and a slim fl bill with a slight downward curve; the underparts are light.
The lyrics refer to the fact that Northern Mockingbirds were once popular as pets and begin:
www.signorproperties.com /texassymbols/mockingbird.htm   (582 words)

  
 Socorro Mockingbird (Mimus graysoni) - BirdLife species factsheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Taxonomic note Formerly treated in the monotypic genus Mimodes; transferred to the genus Mimus following AOU (2005).
Range & population Mimus graysoni is endemic to Socorro in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico.
Competition with the immigrant Mimus polyglottos is probably not a factor because Mimodes graysoni is much larger, has different habitat preferences and is not outcompeted in undisturbed habitats
www.birdlife.org /datazone/species?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=6863&m=0   (682 words)

  
 Galápagos Mockingbirds ~ Mainland Relatives
Considered to be a well differentiated subspecies of M.
Placed formerly in monotypic genus Mimodes but recently shown to be closely related to preceding two species, within Mimus (Barber et al.
More closely related to Mimus than to other thrashers (Toxostoma spp.) in available cladistic and DNA-DNA hybridization analyses.
oikos.villanova.edu /Nesomimus/mainland.html   (113 words)

  
 MOCKINGBIRD'S MEDLEY
President Bush made clear in a private meeting this week that he was concerned about the lack of progress in Iraq and frustrated that the new Iraqi government -- and the Iraqi people -- had not shown greater public support for the American mission, participants in the meeting said Tuesday.
But it's hard for Bush to understand why they'd want to demonstrate against America after three years and five months of occupation, bombings, constant bloodshed, torture, environmental destruction, sectarian violence, and a descent into civil war.
He's referred to me two or three times as "brother Mimus," and since he's a little older than me, I return the favor by calling him big brother.
mimuspauly.blogspot.com   (4184 words)

  
 Wild Texas: Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
The Northern mockingbird has been the state bird of Texas since 1927.
Their scientific name Mimus polyglottos, translated as "many-tongued mimic", highlights the mockingbird's amazing talent for perfectly mimicking the songs of over three dozen bird species.
Mockingbirds can also expertly reproduce the sounds of other animals, as well as some man-made devices such as musical instruments, warning bells, and creaky hinges.
wildtexas.com /wildguides/mockingbird.php   (301 words)

  
 mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is as common in our area as the American robin is in the northeastern part of the country.
They get their name from the fact that the males create unique songs by stringing together sounds they have heard, but always ending with the mockingbird "signature".
Mockingbirds generally build two successive nests in different sites each year.
kenfuller.20m.com /mockingbird_0.html   (250 words)

  
 Mimus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mimus is an elegant baby boy or girl snow European hat by
It is made out of soft, high quality European fleece and ties with laces.
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www.kingashoes.com /index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/4977/subcatid/0/id/56267   (71 words)

  
 Mimus polyglottos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
For a list of previously banded mockingbirds (banded in 2001), visit the banded mockingbird page.
The Birds of North America paper on The Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) in Adobe (PDF) format.
Access by entering user name and password (Given in class).
eebweb.arizona.edu /Courses/Ecol484/mocker.html   (234 words)

  
 Acclaim Images - pictures, stock photography and stock photos of mimus polyglottos
Acclaim Images - pictures, stock photography and stock photos of mimus polyglottos
prints and posters of mimus polyglottos - clipart of mimus polyglottos
pictures, stock photography and stock photos of mimus polyglottos
www.acclaimimages.com /search_terms/mimus_polyglottos.html   (95 words)

  
 StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Mime / Pantomime Dance Page - Main1
These mimes acted or mimed out everyday life scenes.
- >Roman mimes (mimus) would also Juggle and do acrobatics (as well as serious acting at times).
Women would also be allowed to perform as mimes in Rome, these mimes were always common folk, never nobility.
www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3mime.htm   (1127 words)

  
 Mimus - Dictionnaire Français-Anglais WordReference.com
We found no English translation for 'Mimus' in our French to English Dictionary.
Or did you want to translate 'Mimus' from English to French?
Forum discussions with the word(s) 'Mimus' in the title:
www.wordreference.com /fren/Mimus   (49 words)

  
 Backyard Birding, Our Feathered Friends - Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Backyard Birding, Our Feathered Friends - Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
Click on photos below for a larger view.
Been trying to teach it to 'wolf' whistle with only minor success.
www.slivoski.com /birding/birds/mockingbird.htm   (128 words)

  
 Sarkar Lab WebLog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
As the afternoon wore on, there were Red-breasted Blackbirds (Agelaius phoenicus) and American Robins (Turdus migratorius).
And, of course, there were Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) and our Great-tailed Grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus).
Harriers and vultures soared above—the sanctuary retains some sense of wildness though the power lines from the plant hummed eerily in the background.
webapp.utexas.edu /blogs/sarkarlab   (13292 words)

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