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unusual facts about Silvery-cheeked Hornbill



Aquamanile

The aquamaniles made in the Mosan – or Meuse valley – region, using the brass alloy of silvery tint called dinanderie (from the center of its manufacture in the region of Dinant) were often fantastic and zoomorphic in their forms, which were constrained only by the need for a larger opening for filling the vessel and a spout for pouring.

Chrisstanleyite

It was identified that the grains of chrisstanleyite were surrounded by a rim of unnamed platinum-group metals, which were too thin to extract for identification, though it is associated with a silvery-mercury alloy.

Dierama pulcherrimum

Dierama pulcherrimum, characterized by drooping flowers of silvery-gray pink, was introduced to British gardeners in 1866 by the celebrated Yorkshire botanist James Backhouse; it is today the most commonly-seen dierama in cool-temperate gardens.

Dungarvon Whooper

The song is set to the tune of Where the Silvery Colorado Wends Its Way, by J. Aldrich Libbey.

Esther Heideman

The Boston Globe reported that Heideman possesses a "drop dead gorgeous voice." The Washington Post wrote that Heideman sings in "sweet tones, like an angel." The Star Tribune called her a "silvery-voiced" singer.

Ferdinando d' Aragona y Guardato, 1st Duke of Montalto

The red horizontal bands within the silvery background is probably related to the Sanseverino family

G. H. Elliott

G. H. Elliott retired to Rottingdean, Brighton where he lived in a cottage he named "Silvery Moon" after his song "I Used to Sigh for the Silvery Moon".

Himalayan silver fir forests

The term 'Silver Fir' means any Fir tree having leaves with silvery or Whitish under parts.

Opal-rumped Tanager

The population of the Atlantic Forest has a far paler chest than the other populations, and has often been considered a separate species as the Silvery-breasted Tanager (Tangara cyanomelas).

River Tay

The Tay is mentioned in William McGonagall's poems The Tay Bridge Disaster and Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay and the German poet Theodor Fontane has mentioned the Tay in his poem Die Brück' am Tay.

Silver Y

The Silver Y (Autographa gamma) is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings.

Slocan Lake

The mountains to the east of Slocan Lake were the focus of the silver rush known as "the Silvery Slocan", during which steamboats and railways penetrated the Kootenay Range east of the lake to Sandon, the "capital" of the rush and the destination of three railways, two from the direction of Slocan Lake via Carpenter Creek, the other via Retallack Pass from Kaslo on Kootenay Lake.

Star of the Sea

In 2008, London band Silvery released the song "Star of the Sea" on their debut album Thunderer & Excelsior on Blow Up Records, loosely following the narrative of the book.

Stipa pennata

Its foliage is kindoff green in Summer while the flowers are Silvery-grey during the same season.

Wingham Wildlife Park

This area is home to a variety of tropical plants, 3 ponds containing Goldfish and Koi, a butterfly house, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill enclosure and a variety of free roaming animals including; Common Marmosets, Chattering Lory, Black-winged Lory, White-cheeked Turaco, Diamond Dove and many more.

Woodham Brothers

On their 2008 debut album, London band Silvery released "Warship Class", a song about a childhood trip to the scrapyard in search of the remaining British Rail Class 41 (Warship Class) locomotive - D601 - 'Ark Royal'.


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