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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

10,000 Birds

Now, there are a few obvious uses of bird names that I really needn’t cover, like our ambivalence towards the house sparrow. Its nickname “Spatz” is one of our most common terms of endearment, yet “Dreckspatz” translates to dirt sparrow and describes a person with questionable body hygiene.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

10,000 Birds

He pointed out that Illinois had been sadly neglected up to this point, so Redgannet made a special visit to Chicago to redress this oversight. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda.

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