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11Covert (feather) — Upperwing of Orange headed Thrush, Zoothera citrina cyanotus A covert feather on a bird is one of a set of feathers, called coverts, which as the name implies, cover other feathers. The coverts help to smooth airflow over the wings and tail.[1] …
12tail feather — noun feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird • Hypernyms: ↑flight feather, ↑pinion, ↑quill, ↑quill feather • Hyponyms: ↑sickle feather * * * tail feather …
13China — • Includes history, government, education, and religion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. China China † …
14Culture of the Song Dynasty — A Song Dynasty Chinese inkstone with gold and silver markings, from the Nantoyōsō Collection, Japan The Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) was a culturally rich and sophisticated age for China. There was blossomi …
15SriLankan Airlines — Infobox Airline airline=SriLankan Airlines logo size=150 IATA=UL ICAO=ALK callsign=SRI LANKAN founded=July 1979| hubs=Bandaranaike International Airport focus cities= frequent flyer=FlySmiLes lounge=Serendib Lounge fleet size=14 destinations=51… …
16Hercules in the Underworld — Infobox Television episode Title= Hercules in the Underworld Series= Season=0 Episode=H04 Airdate=November 7 1994 Production= Writer=Andrew Dettmann Daniel Truly Director=Bill L. Norton Guests=Tawny Kitaen (Deianeira) Anthony Quinn (Zeus)… …
17Vishnu — For other uses, see Vishnu (disambiguation). Vishnu Devanagari विष्णु Sanskrit Transliteration …
18Faenza majolica — Tin glazed earthenware produced in the Italian city of Faenza from the late 14th century. Early Faenza jugs were decorated in green and purple with Gothic lettering and heraldic lions; the first major majolica piece is a wall plaque dated 1475.… …
19Aestheticism — This article is about aestheticism, a term with a root meaning of sensuous; Not to be confused with the religious practice of asceticism: an abstinence from the sensual. The Aesthetic Movement is a loosely defined movement in literature, fine art …
20Weapon dance — The weapon dance employs weapons or stylized versions of weapons traditionally used in combat in order to simulate, recall, or reenact combat or the moves of combat in the form of dance, usually for some ceremonial purpose. Such dancing is quite… …
