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Falconet may refer to: Birds of prey * Typical falconets (genus ''Microhierax'') * Spot-winged falconet (genus ''Spiziapteryx'') * White-fronted falconet People * Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716–1791), French sculptor * John Falconet (fl. 1350–1400), English noble * Peter Falconet (1741–1791), French portrait painter Other uses * ''The Falconet'', a 1975 Iranian film * Falconet (cannon), a light cannon developed in the late 15th century * ''Falconet'' (novel), an unfinished novel by Benjamin Disraeli See also * Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders, originally known as "The Falconettes" * Falcon (other) A falcon is a small to medium-sized bird of prey. Falcon may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Millennium Falcon'', a fictional spaceship from the ''Star Wars'' films * ''The Falcon'' (film), a 1981 Yugoslavian-German adventur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microhierax
The typical falconets, ''Microhierax'', are a bird of prey genus in the family Falconidae. They are found in southeast Asia and the smallest members of Falconiformes, averaging about in length and in weight. The smallest members of the genus are the relatively widespread black-thighed falconet, and the white-fronted falconet on the island of Borneo. Taxonomy and systematics The first description by a European ornithologist of a falconet from this group was published by George Edwards in 1750, as "the little black and orange colour'd Indian hawk". It was from a specimen that had been collected in Bengal and sent to the King's physician, Dr Mead. In 1758 Carl Linnaeus used the illustration and description by Edwards to formally describe the species under the binomial name ''Falco cærulescens'' In 1760 the French naturalist Mathurin Jacques Brisson also used Edwards' publication to describe '. Although the white collar was not mentioned, the English ornithologist Richard Bowdl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spot-winged Falconet
The spot-winged falconet (''Spiziapteryx circumcincta'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Spiziapteryx''. It is found in Argentina, southeastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Taxonomy The holotype specimen A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of several ... of ''Harpagus curcumcinctus'' KaupProc. Zool. Soc. London (1851) 1852, p.43. is held in the collections of National Museums Liverpool at World Museum, with accession number D959. The specimen was collected from “Chili” by Thomas Bridges on 22 June 1848 and came to the Liverpool national collection via the 13th Earl of Derby’s collection which was bequea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-fronted Falconet
The white-fronted falconet (''Microhierax latifrons''), also called the Bornean falconet, is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. Described by the British ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1879, it is endemic to Borneo, where it is found in Sarawak, Sabah, and extreme northeastern Kalimantan. An extremely small falcon, it is only long and weighs , being the smallest species of falconet. It has glossy bluish-black , black and outer thighs, and a black mask. The belly and are pale yellowish-brown, while the throat, cheeks, and breast are white. The species can be told apart from other falconets by the colour of its and forehead, which is white in males and reddish-brown in females. It has no subspecies. The species inhabits open forests, forest edges, clearings with dead trees, and cultivated regions with interspersed trees, and rarely in mangrove forests. It mainly eats insects, although it has also been reported hunting birds. The breeding season lasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Maurice Falconet
Étienne Maurice Falconet (1 December 1716 – 24 January 1791) was a French baroque, rococo and Neoclassical sculpture, neoclassical sculptor, best-known for his equestrian statue of Peter the Great, the ''Bronze Horseman'' (1782), in St. Petersburg, Russia, and for the small statues he produced in series for the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, Royal Sévres Porcelain Manufactory Life Falconet was born to a poor family in Paris. He was at first apprenticed to a carpenter, but some of his clay figures, with the making of which he occupied his leisure hours, attracted the notice of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, who made him his pupil. One of his most successful early sculptures was of Milo of Croton, which secured his admission to the membership of the Académie des beaux-arts in 1754. He came to prominent public attention in the Paris Salon, Salons of 1755 and 1757 with his marbles of ''L'Amour'' and the ''Nymphe descendant au bain'' (also called ''The Bather''), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Falconet
}), (1350–1400s) was an English nobleman, member of the Court of Philippa of Lancaster. Biography Falconet was born in England, son of Simon Folche and Mary de Kerche. All his paternal ancestors were members of the Parliament of England. in 1386, Falconet arrived in Portugal, as a member of the delegation of John of Gaunt. He was married to Maria da Silva, daughter of Gonçalo Anes de Abreu Gonçalo is a Portuguese masculine given name and family name. People with the name include: *Gonçalo Brandão, a Portuguese footballer *Gonçalo Coelho, a Portuguese explorer of the South Atlantic and of the South American coast * Gonçalo Foro .... John Falconet died in the early 15th century, in the city of Benavente. References External links Nobiliário de familias de Portugal (FALCOINS) 1350 births 1400s deaths 14th-century Portuguese nobility 15th-century Portuguese nobility 14th-century English nobility {{Portugal-mil-bio-stub Portuguese people of British de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Falconet
Peter (Pierre-Etienne) Falconet (1741–1791) was a French portrait painter. Life Falconet was born in Paris, the son of the sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet. His first studies were probably in the French Academy, but his father, who was friendly with Joshua Reynolds, sent his son to England to work under the painter's direction. He came to London about 1766, in which year he obtained a premium of twenty guineas for a painting in ''chiaroscuro''; in 1768 he gained another of twenty-six guineas for an historical composition. He was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and contributed to their exhibitions from 1767 to 1773, and occasionally to the Royal Academy, mostly portraits. Some time after 1773 Falconet returned to France, and married Marie-Anne Collot, his father's assistant, and herself a sculptor. He continued to paint, and died in 1791. Works Falconet is best known in England by a set of portraits of eminent artists, drawn in profile in blacklead, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Falconet
The Falconet (in Persian: زنبورک; pronounced: Zænbũræk) is a 1975 Iranian film directed by Farrokh Ghaffari. It stars Parviz Sayyad, Nozar Azadi, Pouri Banayi, Jahangir Forouhar, Enayat Bakhshi, and Shahnaz Tehrani. Cast *Parviz Sayyad * Pouri Banayi * Nozar Azadi *Enayat Bakhshi *Jahangir Forouhar Jahangir Forouhar (; May 24, 1916 – November 6, 1997) was an Iranian actor. Biography Forouhar was born in 1916 in the city of Isfahan. His father was Mustafa Khan Davam al-Saltanah. His grandfather was Mirza Mohammad Ali Khan Ghavam al-Da ... * Sadegh Bahrami * Mahmoud Bahrami * Bahman Zarrinpour * Hosein Amirfazli * Bagher Sahrarudi References Iranian comedy films 1975 films Films directed by Farrokh Ghaffari {{Iran-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falconet (cannon)
The falconet was a light cannon developed in the late 15th century that fired a smaller shot than the similar falcon. During the Middle Ages guns were decorated with engravings of animals, such as reptiles, birds or mythical beasts depending on their size. For example, a culverin would often feature snakes, as the handles on the early cannons were often decorated to resemble serpents. The falconet fired small yet lethal shot of similar weight and size to a bird of prey, and so was decorated with a falcon. Similarly, the musket was associated with the sparrowhawk.Its barrel was approximately long, had a calibre of and weighed . The falconet used of black powder to fire a round shot at a maximum range of approximately . They could also be used to fire grapeshot. The falconet resembled an oversized matchlock musket with two wheels attached to improve mobility. In 1620s Germany a breechloading version was invented, seeing action in the Thirty Years War. Many falconets were in u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falconet (novel)
''Falconet'' is the name generally given to the untitled, final and unfinished novel of the British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, who died before completing it. Background Disraeli started work on his final novel in late 1880, a few months before his death in April 1881. It ends mid-sentence one paragraph into its tenth chapter. The work was first published in 1905 in The Times 24 years after Disraeli’s death and was entitled ''Falconet'' since Disraeli usually named his novels after their main character. Plot Joseph Toplady Falconet is the third son of the owner of a successful bank. He is determined to uphold religious traditionalism and talks too long and earnestly, sometimes on rumours which turn out to be untrue (such as the return of the slave trade in the Red Sea). Early in the novel an unknown middle-aged gentleman takes a hackney carriage journey from the London port to a hotel accompanied by a buddhist called Kusinara whom he has met on the voyage and who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League (AFL). In their 55 years of existence, the Falcons have compiled a record of 379–487–6 ( in the regular season and in the playoffs), winning division championships in 1980, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2016. The Falcons have appeared in two Super Bowls, the first during the 1998 season in Super Bowl XXXIII, where they lost to the Denver Broncos and the second 18 years later, a overtime loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI. The Falcons' current home field is Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which opened for the 2017 season; the team's headquarters and practice facilities are loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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