A new machine

A NEW MACHINE  The doctor asked the expectant father to try out a machine he had invented that transferred labour pains from the mother to the father. Billy agreed and the machine was set up. But although it was set to its highest setting, Billy felt not a twinge. Later that day he went home…

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Pine grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:pine grosbeak (en); pintarroxo-de-bico-grosso (pt); dubec des sapins (fr); camachuelo picogrueso (es); hakengimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:These birds are widely distributed in the northern parts of America and Eurasia, being found in Alaska, Canada and the northern United States, as well as Scandinavia, Russia, Mongolia, north-eastern China and northern Japan.Size:They…

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Ashy tailorbird

Orthotomus ruficeps Photo by David Yeo (Flickr) Common name:ashy tailorbird (en); costureiro-de-cabeça-ruiva (pt); couturière à tête rousse (fr); sastrecillo ceniciento (es); rostwangen-schneidervogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found is South-East Asia, in Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia.Size:They are 11-12 cm long and weigh 5-7 g.Habitat:The ashy tailorbird is mostly found in moist tropical forests and…

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Collared pratincole

Glareola pratincola Photo by Christodoulos Makris (Trek Nature) Common name:collared pratincole (en); perdiz-do-mar-comum (pt); glaréole à collier (fr); canastera común (es); rotflügel-brachschwalbe (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily GlareolidaeRange:This species is found breeding around the Mediterranean, through the Middle East into central Asia as far east as Kazakhstan, western China and north-western India, and also in scattered areas in…

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