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The Eurasian Woodcock

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This article is about birds. Shanghai is just at the Northern edge of the species’ wintering range, so the birds shown here may stay for the winter or move further south. A bird serves one person.” For information on the male porn actor, see www.pornstarswithbirdnames.com (disambiguation).

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Æppeltreow Winery & Cidery: Sparrow Spiced Cider

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Ship-to-table: A spice-laced medieval feast from the Grandes Chroniques de France of Charles V. Gingerbread birds: Speculaas cookies are prepared in the Low Countries to celebrate Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas) on December 6th. Cinnamon bird: A female Russet Sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus).

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Some time after the Spanish encounter with the Turkey, birds were brought back to Europe where they were raised and became an important source of food and fancy feathers.

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