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	Television Point \| Dictionary \| Meaning of sand
		The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.
		{Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a reducing furnace.
		{Sand canal} (Zo["o]l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the madreporic tubercle.
	www.televisionpoint.com /dictionary/default.asp?define=sand (1439 words)

	Definition of Partridge from dictionary.net
		Note: Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge (Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezum[ae]); and the California partridge (Callipepla Californica).
		Bamboo partridge (Zo["o]l.), a spurred partridge of the genus Bambusicola.
		Partridge pea (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb (Cassia Cham[ae]crista), common in sandy fields in the Eastern United States.
	www.dictionary.net /partridge (436 words)

	Partridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae.
		The partridge is also the subject of a popular English Christmas song, the Twelve Days of Christmas.
		The Sanskrit term Kapinjala, rendered as "francoline partridge" or "heathcock" by translators, appears as a mythical bird in the Rigveda (RV 2.42, 43) and is identified as an aspect of Indra.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Partridge (111 words)

	1913Dictionary.com > Sand
		sand badger (zoandouml;l.), the japanese badger (meles ankuma).
		-- sand bed, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a reducing furnace.
		-- sand canal (zoandouml;l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the madreporic tubercle.
	www.1913dictionary.com /dictionary/word/sand (1411 words)

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		This partridge is native to Egypt and Palestine, and may be found in the east and south of the Arabian Peninsula.
		The sand partridge is considered one of the few bird species that, according to Birdlife International, has a small total world range, with important populations in the Middle East, especially Palestine, lending its importance to the species’ endemism in the region.
		It is worth mentioning that the sand partridge’s population is dramatically decreasing due to hunting activities, especially egg collection during the breeding season, and pesticide poisoning.
	www.thisweekinpalestine.com /details.php?id=1268&ed=100 (383 words)

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		As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
		Ask a moderate commentator, and they'll note the implications of the "partridge" translation, but will say that the exact identification of the bird is uncertain.
		That fits a sand grouse...and unless there is some proof that the Hebrews called the sand grouse something else, it's a thesis that remains standing.
	www.tektonics.org /lp/partridge.html (450 words)

	Sand Partridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Sand Partridge, Ammoperdix heyi, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
		It is closely related and similar to its counterpart in southeast Turkey and east to Pakistan, the See-see Partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis.
		The Sand Partridge is a rotund bird, mainly sandy-brown with wavy white and brown flank stripes.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Sand_Partridge (260 words)

	Birds of Dubai, Data Dubai
		Sand Plover The spectacular lagoon at Al Jazeerah Khor, south of Ras al Khaimah, where the Arabian Gulf is guarded on the land side by a high bank of red sand dunes from where the observer can get a wonderful view of the mudflats and its bird population.
		At Khor Kalba on the border with the Sultanate of Oman, is situated the country’s (and possibly Arabia’s) oldest forest of fl mangrove Avicennia marina.
		The red sand dunes in the northern Emirates (the most dramatic are found on the Dubai to Hatta road) are small compared to those found further south in the Empty Quarter, but are always worth exploring for signs of life.
	www.datadubai.com /about-dubai/wildlife/birds-of-dubai (1370 words)

	See-see Partridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The See-see Partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.
		It is closely related and similar to its counterpart in Egypt and Arabia, the Sand Partridge, Ammoperdix heyi.
		See-see Partridge is a rotund bird, mainly sandy-brown with wavy white and brown flank stripes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/See-see_Partridge (236 words)

	Bird watching Trip Report from Israel
		Then, he went to the pistachio orchards that are close to the pine forest, and he saw the first Palestine Sunbird of the trip: it was a male, incredible, it was in the top of a dry bush, hunting insects.
		We stopped in a small gorge and we saw 4 Sand Partridges, the males were shouting quite loudly, and we also saw one Blandford's Fox.
		In the plateau where there are some acacia trees, we saw a male Sand Partridge climbing on the rocks, making big jumps and calling louldly, and two more Sand Partridge appeared.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/israel/israel6/israel2001.htm (10407 words)

	Chapter Partisan <i>to</i> Pasch of P by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)
		The common European, or gray, partridge (Perdix cinerea) and the red-legged partridge (Caccabis rubra) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species.
		Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge (Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezumæ); and the California partridge (Callipepla Californica).
		A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1207/23585/3.html (463 words)

	Birding in Southern Israel
		Sand partridges and chukars are common, and friends have seen many sandgrouse there, though we have yet to have the honour, probably because we've never managed to visit early enough in the morning.
		Species found in the area include houbara bustard, cream-coloured courser, sand partridge and various types of sandgrouse.
		This is a good area for sandgrouse, sand partridge and desert courser.
	www.geocities.com /jelbaum/birdsouth.html (1719 words)

	Eilat, Birding Hotspots in Israel
		Situated in a largely desert area, any vegetation will attract migrants and there are gardens, palm plantations and scrubby wadis as well as the cultivated areas.
		In addition to migrants the local breeding species are of great interest and include desert birds such as Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse and Sand Partridge, numerous larks and wheatears, Tristram's Starling and Brown-necked Raven.
		The Cemetery is well-known as a good site to watch raptor migration and a wide range of species can be seen at almost eye-level from the hill beyond the cemetery.
	www.birdingisrael.com /birdsOfIsrael/israel/additions/eilat.htm (1437 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Partridge Family Temple is a religion that is sweeping the universe.
		Believers accept the characters of the television show the Partridge Family as archetypes who must be incorporated into their personalities.
		Also many people accept the teachings and say that their religion is the Partridge Family Temple, yet they never contact the Temple in order to start their own Franchise.
	www.partridgefamilytemple.com /FAQ.htm (510 words)

	Bird watchies
		Here we should spot a variety of birds including Steppe and Bonelli’s eagles, Griffon vulture, fl kite, Steppe and long-legged buzzards, kestrels, lanner falcon, sand partridge, chukar, palid and alpine swift, rock martins, rock and palm doves, fan-tailed ravens, Tristram’s grackles, rock sparrows, blue rock thrush, house bunting and wheatears.
		Other birds we might see are desert and trumpeter finches, house buntings, wheatears, larks, sparrows, fan-tailed and brown-necked ravens, Arabian babblers, rock dove, sand partridge, Tristram’s grackles, eagle owl, kestrels, long-legged buzzards, short-toed eagle.
		A remarkable place to see different sand dune vegetation such as Haloxylon persicum Plantage sp Calligonumsp and some Cliff vegetation mainly by perrenials such as varthmica iphionoides, Ballota undulta and the rare Micromeria sinaica.
	www.royaljordanian.com /programs/bird_watchies3.htm (1011 words)

	MUST DESERT CHUKARS (ALECTORIS CHUKAR SINAICA) DRINK WATER? WATER INFLUX AND BODY MASS CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO DIETARY ...
		Floor material was gravel, and fine sand was provided to allow the birds to dust bathe.
		ALKON, P. Social behavior in a population of Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar cypriotes) in Israel.
		Jerusa- lenaß Hebrew Univ. PINSHOW, B., A. Water intakeß existence energyß and responses to water deprivation in the Sand Partridge (Am- moperdix heyi) and the Chukar (Alectoris chukar): two phasianids of the Negev desert.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v101n01/p0047-p0052.html (4956 words)

	Alectoris rufa
		The Red-legged Partridge is a gaudier bird than the Grey Partridge with a strikingly fl and white face and throat with pronounced fl and white barring on its flanks.
		Red-legs can be told from Rock Partridges, Chuckars and their hybrids by the extensive fl-speckled gorgets around their breasts.
		The species is a common introduced resident, mainly in south and east England, where it usually outnumbers Grey Partridge.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Alectoris_rufa.htm (236 words)

	Israel Trip Report
		There were not many passerines around, and we saw Jay, of the atricapillus group with quite a lot of white in the face, Great Tit, and we heard Sardinian Warbler.
		During the day we saw some Southern Grey Shrike of the subspecies auchery, completely different from the one at home, despite it is not a new species, for us it was one of the birds of the trip.
		We drove north and during the trip we saw several groups of Honey Buzzards, and we watched each group looking for Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes), but we were not lucky.
	www.osme.org /osmetrip/istrip26.html (9429 words)

	gbwf.org, Francolin & Partridge - Aviculture & Conservation (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		There are no species of this subfamily native to North America, however, the Chukar and Grey (Hungarian) Partridge have been introduced and now have well established breeding populations.
		Madagascar Partridge, single species that is endemic to Madagascar.
		Udzungwa Partridge, single species that was first described in the early 1990s in Tanzania.
	www.gbwf.org.cob-web.org:8888 /francolin (651 words)

	SAUDI ARABIA WILDLIFE WHERE TO
		Egyptian Vultures; Griffon Vultures; Sand Partridge; Yellow-vented Bulbul; many raptors, impressive spring migration swifts, larks, wheatears.
		Griffon Vulture, Sand Partridge, Yellow-vented bulbul, Hypocolius, Upchers warbler, Desert Lesser Whitethroat and others.
		Sand cat, Rueppell's fox, reintroduced oryx, gazelle, Houbara Bustard.
	www.arabianwildlife.com /archive/vol2.2/sauwhe.htm (362 words)

	William Partridge Burpee on artnet
		William Partridge Burpee was born in Rockland, Maine on April 13, 1846 to Nathaniel A. and Mary Partridge Burpee.
		His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, the Rockland Public Library, Cheekwood, Nashville, Tennessee, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, S.C., the Louisiana State University Museum of Art, the William A. Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine.
		Burpee is also one of the seven “Lynn Beach Painters” described in the 1994 book, The Lynn Beach Painters: Art Along the North Shore 1880 - 1920 also by Howlett.
	www.artnet.com /artist/3369/william-partridge-burpee.html (547 words)

	Birds: Phasianidae
		Arborophila rufipectus Boulton, 1932 - Sichuan Hill Partridge
		Arborophila ardens (Styan, 1892) - Hainan Hill Partridge
		Bambusicola thoracicus (Temminck, 1815) - Chinese Bamboo Partridge
	www.phthiraptera.org /Birds/Phasianidae.html (764 words)

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		Goresline took these photographs while on vacation at Partridge Lake now called Colby Lake that is located in the Aurora-Hoyt Lakes area.
		The photos are of: Fishing at Colby Camp- Portage White Water and Lake Partridge; Lester Park Bridge; Miller Mine; Fishing trip; Camping, fishing, and swimming; Public building at Virginia, MN; Fishing and camping; Colby Camp; Fishing at Partridge Lake-Colby.
		7 At the portage; White Water and Partridge Lake
	www.d.umn.edu /lib/nemhc/guides/s2221.htm (172 words)

	UAE INTERACT ONLINE : NATURAL EMIRATES : BIRDS Mountains and Wadis
		Most of the mountains are best visited by four-wheel drive vehicle as walking can be quite hard going.
		These dark 'ophiolitic' mountains support resident sand partridge Ammoperdix heyii, desert lark Ammomanes deserti and pale crag martin Hirundo obsoleta, while Indian roller Coracias benghalensis and little green bee-eater Merops orientalis are found in the shaded, more cultivated wadis.
		The key birds for birdwatching visitors occur in winter and include species such as eastern pied and red-tailed wheatear, desert lesser whitethroat and plain leaf warbler.
	www.arabianwildlife.com /nature/bird/mountain.html (429 words)

	Jordan Tourism Board North America
		The rift margins and valleys of the western highlands represent the cross-roads of four bio-geographic zones.
		The Dead Sea area and Wadi Arabah are home to Arabian and African species such as the Sand Partridge, Bar-tailed, Dunn's and Hoopoe Larks, Little Green Bee-eater, Blackstart, and Arabian Warbler.
		Several fine color guides to bird watching in Jordan have been published in recent years.
	www.seejordan.org /experience_adventure_bird.shtml (406 words)

	BirdingEgypt
		A high percentage of the world population of White Storks passes through the area.
		The wadis around the park are home to desert birds such as Blackstart, Sand Partridge and Mourning Wheatear.
		Sooty Falcon is a regular summer breeding visitor which can be found into late autumn.
	www.birdingegypt.com /sinai_south.htm (314 words)

	Key to lists
		Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix heyi) -- Alternative English Name(s): Seesee
		Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) -- Alternative English Name(s): Chukar, Indian Chukor
		Grey-wing Francolin (Francolinus africanus) -- Alternative English Name(s): Greywing, Cape Partridge, Grey-winged Francolin -- Alternative scientific name(s): S. afer, S. a africanus, S. a.
	www.geocities.com /giles_mulholland/species01.html (1588 words)

	Family: Phasianidae
		English: Chukar ↔ Chukor, Arabian Chukar, Arabian Chukar Partridge, Arabian Red-legged Partridge
		English: Grey-winged Francolin ↔ Grey-wing Francolin ↔ Greywing Francolin ↔ Grey-wing ↔ Greywing, Cape Partridge
		Subsumed Species: Ptilopachus florentiae (English: Kenya Stone Partridge)
	www.4-siteplanning.com /africanbirdtrips/species/02-phasianidae.html (461 words)

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