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Heron. Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus are referred to as bitterns, and, together with the zigzag heron, or zigzag bittern, in the monotypic ...
Hero of Alexandria. Hero of Alexandria ( / ˈhɪəroʊ /; Greek: Ἥρων [1] ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, Hērōn hò Alexandreús, also known as Heron of Alexandria / ˈhɛrən /; fl. 60 AD) was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria in Egypt during the Roman era. He is often considered the ...
The grey heron ( Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers ...
Casmerodius albus Oberholser, 1919. Egretta alba (Cramp and Simmons, 1977) The great egret ( Ardea alba ), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret [2] or great white heron, [3] [4] [5] is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe.
The little egret ( Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, long black legs and, in the western race, yellow feet. As an aquatic bird, it feeds in shallow water and on land, consuming a variety of small creatures. It breeds colonially, often with other species of water ...
The IAI Heron ( Machatz-1) is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Malat (UAV) division of Israel Aerospace Industries. It is capable of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations of up to 52 hours' duration at up to 10.5 km (35,000 ft). It has demonstrated 52 hours of continuous flight, but the ...
Herrenvolk democracy is a form of government with elections in which only a specific ethnic group has voting rights and the right to run for office, while other groups are disenfranchised. [1] Herrenvolk democracy is a subtype of ethnocracy, which refers to any form of government where one ethnic group dominates the state, with or without ...
Reunion night heron (X) Nycticorax duboisi (Rothschild, 1907) 26 Mauritius night heron (X) Nycticorax mauritianus (Newton, E & Gadow, 1893) 27 Rodrigues night heron (X) Nycticorax megacephalus (Milne-Edwards, 1873) 28 Nankeen night heron: Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 29 Malayan night heron: Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles, 1822 ...