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Robin Fraser
Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin **Forest robin **Magpie-robin ** Scrub-robin **Robin-chat, two bird genera ** Bagobo robin **White-starred robin **White-throated robin ** Blue-fronted robin **Larvivora (6 species) **Myiomela (3 species) * Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (''Turdus'') of the family Turdidae, including: ** American robin (''T. migratorius'') (so named by 1703) ** Rufous-backed thrush (''T. rufopalliatus'') ** Rufous-collared thrush (''T. rufitorques'') ** Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush (''T. grayi'') * Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the red-billed leiothrix (''Leiothrix lutea''), red-breasted songbirds * Sea robin, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australasian Robin
The bird family Petroicidae includes 51 species in 19 genera. All are endemic to Australasia: New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and numerous Pacific Islands as far east as Samoa. For want of an accurate common name, the family is often called the Australasian robins. Within the family species are known variously as robins, scrub-robins and flyrobins. They are only distantly related to the European robin of Europe, north Africa and western Asia, a member of family Muscicapidae. Characteristics Most species have a compact build with a large, rounded head, a short, straight bill, and rounded wingtips. They occupy a wide range of wooded habitats, from subalpine to tropical rainforest, and mangrove swamps to semi-arid scrubland. All are primarily insectivorous, although a few supplement their diet with seeds. Hunting is mostly by perch and pounce, a favoured tactic being to cling sideways onto a treetrunk and scan the ground below without moving. Social organisation is usually cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-collared Thrush
The rufous-collared thrush (''Turdus rufitorques'') is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to highlands of Middle America, south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, occurring in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Chiapas state in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... Its closest relative is the American robin, and like that species, it is found in varied habitats, from towns to forest. It is, however, restricted to highland areas with at least some trees. It is also known as the rufous-collared robin. References Further reading * Birds described in 1844 Birds of El Salvador Birds of Guatemala Birds of Honduras Turdus Birds of Mexico {{Turdidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Robin
Two ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Robin'', after the European robin, a type of bird: * was a ''Heron''-class gunboat, built in sections in 1897 and erected in Hong Kong. She was sold in 1928. * was a river gunboat, launched in 1934 and scuttled in 1941. * HMS ''Robin'' was a Royal Naval Air Station commissioned in 1943 at RNAS Kirkwall KIR, Kir or kir may refer to: Biology *Inward-rectifier potassium channel Kir *Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor, a receptor protein expressed on the surface of natural killer cells and some T-cells Bodies of water *Kir (river), in northe ... as a tender to HMS ''Sparrowhawk''. It became an independent command in 1944 and paid off in 1945. {{DEFAULTSORT:Robin, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin (TV Series)
''Robin'' is an adult animated sitcom created by Swedish cartoonist Magnus Carlsson and narrated by Dave Avellone. Characters *Robin is the main lead who lives in a run down apartment and collects welfare/workfare. *Benjamin is Robin's best friend. He is a self-described "Cheegro" and drinks heavily. Plot Every episode focused on the titular unemployed Swedish bachelor, in his early 20s and his best friend Benjamin. While neither seem to do anything constructive with their lives, they are involved in several misadventures, mostly resulting in a non sequitur ending. The following episode will feature no mention of past encounters. The pair (or frequently, Robin alone) will have run-ins with the law, encounter drunks, flashers and other uneven characters. Influence In 1997, after seeing Robin on Channel 4, British rock band Radiohead approached Magnus Carlsson to make a music video for their song "Paranoid Android" with Robin in it. Carlsson accepted and came up with the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin (The Hooded Man)
"Robin (The Hooded Man)" is the first single released by Irish group Clannad from their 1984 album ''Legend''. This song was the theme tune to the ITV drama ''Robin of Sherwood'' and heralded Clannad's effectiveness in soundtrack. A promotional video In video production, a promotional video is marketing or advertising: Arts, media and entertainment * Promotional recording, an audio or video recording distributed to publicize a recording * Trailer (promotion), a commercial advertisement for a ... was filmed and released for the song, showing Clannad playing in the studio intercut with scenes from the TV series. Track listing 7" vinyl # "Robin (The Hooded Man)" # "Lady Marian" Songs about fictional male characters Clannad songs 1984 singles Songs written by Ciarán Brennan 1984 songs Television drama theme songs {{1980s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin (magazine)
''Robin'' was a British weekly children's magazine published from 1953 to 1969, originally by Hulton Press. ''Robin'' was billed as "companion to ''Eagle'', ''Girl'', and ''Swift''" and aimed at younger readers and pre-readers. Both the weeklies and annuals were originally edited by Marcus Morris, but by 1962 Clifford Makins had become editor. Artists who worked on ''Robin'' included Sabine Schweitzer, Jennetta Vise, Basil Reynolds, Reg Foster, and Robert Williams. Publication history In 1959–1960, Odhams Press acquired Hulton Press, renaming it Longacre Press,. thus taking over publication of ''Eagle'', ''Girl'', ''Swift'', and ''Robin''. In 1960 Cecil Harmsworth King, chairman of the ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper, made an approach to Odhams on behalf of Fleetway Publications (formerly the Amalgamated Press). Odhams' board found this too attractive to refuse and, in 1961, Odhams was taken over by Fleetway. In 1963 its holdings were amalgamated with those of the George New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robin
''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film satirizing the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and directed by Gilliam and Jones in their feature directorial debuts. It was conceived during the hiatus between the third and fourth series of their BBC Television series ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''. While the group's first film, ''And Now for Something Completely Different'', was a compilation of sketch comedy, sketches from the first two television series, ''Holy Grail'' is an original story that parodies the legend of King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail. Thirty years later, Idle used the film as the basis for the 2005 Tony Award-winning musical ''Spamalot''. ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' grossed more than any British film exhibited in the US in 1975. In the US, it was selected in 2011 as the second-best comedy of all time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V The Final Battle
''V: The Final Battle'' (abbreviated as ''V:TFB'') is a 1984 American TV miniseries. It is a sequel to the 1983 miniseries ''V'' written by Kenneth Johnson about aliens known as "The Visitors" trying to take over Earth. Johnson parted ways with NBC over creative differences regarding the content of the miniseries; his writing contribution is credited under the pseudonym "Lillian Weezer". ''V: The Final Battle'' is included in the ''V'' novelization written by A. C. Crispin. Synopsis ''V: The Final Battle'' was played out over three episodes, set several months after the events of the original miniseries. Part 1 Teleplay by Brian Taggert and Peggy GoldmanStory by Lillian Weezer & Peggy Goldman & Faustus Buck (pseudonym for Craig Faustus Buck) & Diane Frolov and Harry & Renee Longstreet The first episode begins with a nightmare showing Mike Donovan and his son, Sean, trying to escape from a Visitor mother-ship with Visitor troopers in pursuit. Mike is knocked down by lase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V (1983 Miniseries)
''V'' (or ''V: The Original Miniseries'') is a two-part American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. First shown in 1983, it initiated the science-fiction franchise concerning aliens known as the "Visitors" trying to gain control of Earth, and of the ways the populace reacts. Plot summary A race of aliens arrives on Earth in a fleet of 50 huge, saucer-shaped motherships, which hover over major cities across the world. They reveal themselves on the roof of the United Nations building in New York City, appearing human, but requiring special glasses to protect their eyes and having a distinctive resonance to their voices. Referred to as the Visitors, they reach out in friendship, ostensibly seeking the help of humans to obtain chemicals and minerals needed to aid their ailing world, which is revealed to be a planet orbiting the star Sirius. In return, the Visitors promise to share their advanced technology with humanity. The governments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the Crusades before returning to England to find his lands taken by the Sheriff. In the oldest known versions he is instead a member of the yeoman class. Traditionally depicted dressed in Lincoln green, he is said to have robbed from the rich and given to the poor. Through retellings, additions, and variations, a body of familiar characters associated with Robin Hood has been created. These include his lover, Maid Marian, his band of outlaws, the Merry Men, and his chief opponent, the Sheriff of Nottingham. The Sheriff is often depicted as assisting Prince John in usurping the rightful but absent King Richard, to whom Robin Hood remains loy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin (Fire Emblem)
Robin, also known in the game as Avatar, is a player avatar from Nintendo's ''Fire Emblem'' video game series. They first appeared in ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' as its lead character. Within the story of ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', the Avatar suffered from amnesia and was lying unconscious in a grassy field, and then was found by Chrom and his sister Lissa. In spite of their amnesia, Robin is a skilled fighter and serves as the main tactician in the army. Robin is the eventual parent of Morgan and the child of Validar. Following their appearance in ''Awakening'', Robin received more widespread attention from their playable appearances, including Nintendo's '' Super Smash Bros.'' series of fighting games. Development Robin was designed by Kusakihara and Yūsuke Kozaki. Two key story themes including Robin's while developing ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' was the love for the characters, and the bonds characters developed over the course of the story. The latter theme was expressed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin (character)
Robin is the alias of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart and the sidekick to the superhero Batman. As a team, Batman and Robin have commonly been referred to as the ''Caped Crusaders'' and the ''Dynamic Duo''. The character's first incarnation, Dick Grayson, debuted in '' Detective Comics'' #38 (April 1940). Conceived as a way to attract young readership, Robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception, doubling the sales of the Batman titles. Robin's early adventures included ''Star Spangled Comics'' #65–130 (1947–1952), the character's first solo feature. He made regular appearances in Batman-related comic books and other DC Comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s, until the character set aside the Robin identity and became the independent superhero Nightwing. The character's second inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
