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Grayback (SS208)
Grayback or Greyback may refer to: * Grayback (fish) * Dowitcher, a wading bird *An American duck, ''Aythya americana The redhead (''Aythya americana'') is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek ''aithuia'', an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin ''americana'', of America. The red ...'' *A character in the '' Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf'' video game expansion pack * Greyback, an American Civil War Confederate currency * USS ''Grayback'', either of two US Navy submarines {{Disambiguation Animal common name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grayback (fish)
Grayback is a general name given to several species of fish from North America, such as the alewife (fish), alewife, cisco (fish), cisco and Menominee whitefish. Geographic distribution Found on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Nova Scotia to North Carolina, in streams and rivers, the Great Lakes, and in the Seneca Lake (New York), Seneca and Lake Cayuga, Cayuga Lakes. References Fish common names {{Animal common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dowitcher
The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds in the genus ''Limnodromus''. The English name "dowitchers" is from Iroquois, recorded in English by the 1830s. The OED's earliest example is from 1841, but full-text searching gives results that suggest it was already in common use by the mid-1830s. They resemble godwits in body and bill shape, and the reddish underparts in summer, but are much shorter legged, more like snipe to which they are also somewhat more closely related. All three are strongly migratory. The two North American species are difficult to separate in most plumages, and were considered a single species for many years. The Asian bird is rare and not well known. Taxonomy The genus ''Limnodromus'' was introduced in 1833 by the German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied to accommodate a single species, the short-billed dowitcher. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''limnē'' meaning "marsh" with ''-dromos'' meaning "-racer" or "-runner" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aythya Americana
The redhead (''Aythya americana'') is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek ''aithuia'', an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin ''americana'', of America. The redhead is long with an wingspan. Redhead weight ranges from 2.0 to 2.5 lbs (907-1134 g), with males weighing an average of 2.4 lbs (1089 g) and females weighing an average of 2.1 lbs (953 g). It belongs to the genus Aythya, together with 11 other described species. The redhead and the common pochard form a sister group which together is sister to the canvasback. The redhead goes by many names, including the red-headed duck and the red-headed pochard. This waterfowl is easily distinguished from other ducks by the male's copper coloured head and bright blue bill during the breeding season. Taxonomy and phylogeny Taxonomy The redhead is in the family Anatidae (ducks, swans, geese) and genus ''Aythya'' (diving ducks). There are current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Of The Wolf
Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. In many regions, winter brings snow and freezing temperatures. The moment of winter solstice is when the Sun's elevation with respect to the North or South Pole is at its most negative value; that is, the Sun is at its farthest below the horizon as measured from the pole. The day on which this occurs has the shortest day and the longest night, with day length increasing and night length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The earliest sunset and latest sunrise dates outside the polar regions differ from the date of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greyback
The Confederate States dollar was first issued just before the outbreak of the American Civil War by the newly formed Confederacy. It was not backed by hard assets, but simply by a promise to pay the bearer after the war, on the prospect of Southern victory and independence. As the Civil War progressed and victory for the South seemed less and less likely, its value declined. After the Confederacy's defeat, its money had no value, and both individuals and banks lost large sums. The first series of Confederate paper money, issued in March 1861, bore interest and had a total circulation of . As the war began to tilt against the Confederates, confidence in the currency diminished, and the government inflated the currency by continuing to print the unbacked banknotes. By the end of 1863, the Confederate dollar (or "Greyback", to distinguish it from the then-new " Greenback" paper US dollar, which was likewise put into circulation during the war) was quoted at just six cents in gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
