"under the fingerboard rests against the table. Philomel also is another name for the nightingale, which perhaps is where the instrument gets its name. Philomel (musical instrument) Philomel (; or ""Stahlgeige"" ) is the name of a musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel, wire strings. It has been invented around Monaco di Baviera in the middle of the nineteenth century and has got some similarities with the Bowedmelodion also known as Streichmelodion The philomel has a body with incurvations similar to those of the guitar; therefore, without corner blocks, the outline of the upper lobe forms"
"antiquity to have been altered over the passage of time or for competing variations of the myth to emerge. With the story of Philomela, most of the variations concern which sister became the nightingale or the swallow, and into what type of bird Tereus was transformed. Since Ovid's ""Metamorphoses"", it has been generally accepted that Procne was transformed into a nightingale, and Philomela into a swallow. The description of Tereus as an ""epops"" has generally been translated as a hoopoe (scientific name: ""Upupa epops""). Since many of the earlier sources are no longer extant, or remain only fragments, Ovid's version"
"the friarbirds to avoid aggression themselves. The genus ""Philemon"" contains the following extant species: Formerly, some authorities also considered the black-eared oriole (as ""Philedon bouroensis"") a species within the genus ""Philemon"". Friarbird The friarbirds, also called leatherheads, are about 15 species of relatively large honeyeaters in the genus Philemon. Additionally, the single member of the genus ""Melitograis"" is called the white-streaked friarbird. Friarbirds are found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and New Caledonia. They eat nectar, insects and other invertebrates, flowers, fruit and seeds. The friarbirds generally have drab plumage. They derive their name from the circular pattern"
"Boreal owl The boreal owl (""Aegolius funereus"") is a small owl. In Europe, it is typically known as Tengmalm's owl after Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm or, more rarely, Richardson's owl after Sir John Richardson. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name ""Aegolius"" is a type of screech owl thought to be a bird of ill omen, and ""funereus"" means ""funereal"". This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae. Due to its shyness and evasive reaction"
"name (""Pycnonotus cinereifrons"" and ""Alophoixus phaeocephalus"" respectively). The common name 'white-throated bulbul' is also used as an alternate name for each of the white-throated greenbul, eastern bearded greenbul, puff-throated bulbul and yellow-bellied bulbul. The alternate name 'white-throated bearded bulbul' is also used as an alternate name for the eastern bearded greenbul. Two subspecies are recognized: White-throated bulbul The white-throated bulbul (""Alophoixus flaveolus"") is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Myanmar and western Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The white-throated bulbul"
"""Turdus"", is the Latin for ""thrush"", and the specific epithet refers to a character in Greek mythology, Philomela, who had her tongue cut out, but was changed into a singing bird. Her name is derived from the Ancient Greek ""Φιλο"" ""philo-"" (""loving""), and ""μέλος"" ""melos"" (""song""). The dialect names ""throstle"" and ""mavis"" both mean ""thrush"", being related to the German ""drossel"" and French ""mauvis"" respectively. ""Throstle"" dates back to at least the fourteenth century and was used by Chaucer in the ""Parliament of Fowls"". Mavis is derived via Middle English ""mavys"" and Old French ""mauvis"" from Middle Breton ""milhuyt"" meaning"
"Friarbird The friarbirds, also called leatherheads, are about 15 species of relatively large honeyeaters in the genus Philemon. Additionally, the single member of the genus ""Melitograis"" is called the white-streaked friarbird. Friarbirds are found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and New Caledonia. They eat nectar, insects and other invertebrates, flowers, fruit and seeds. The friarbirds generally have drab plumage. They derive their name from the circular pattern at the crown of their heads and their neutral coloring, which makes them resemble friars. In many instances their plumage is mimicked by smaller orioles, which use the aggressive nature of"
"is also used as an alternate name for the yellow-bellied greenbul. The alternate name 'grey-headed bulbul' should not be confused with the species of the same name, ""Pycnonotus priocephalus"". The common name 'yellow-bellied bulbul' is also used as an alternate name for the white-throated bulbul. The alternate name 'white-throated bulbul' should not be confused with the species of the same name, ""Alophoixus flaveolus"". Four subspecies are recognized: Yellow-bellied bulbul The yellow-bellied bulbul (""Alophoixus phaeocephalus"") is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or"
"Philomela Philomela () or Philomel (; , ""Philomēlē"") is a minor figure in Greek mythology and is frequently invoked as a direct and figurative symbol in literary, artistic, and musical works in the Western canon. She is identified as being the ""princess of Athens"" and the younger of two daughters of Pandion I, King of Athens, and Zeuxippe. Her sister, Procne, was the wife of King Tereus of Thrace. While the myth has several variations, the general depiction is that Philomela, after being raped and mutilated by her sister's husband, Tereus, obtains her revenge and is transformed into a nightingale"
"have used the Philomela myth as a vehicle for exploring the subject of rape, women and power (empowerment), and feminist themes, including novelist Margaret Atwood in her novella ""Nightingale"" published in ""The Tent"" (2006), Emma Tennant in her story ""Philomela"", Jeannine Hall Gailey who uses the myth in several poems published in ""Becoming the Villainess"" (2006), and Timberlake Wertenbaker in her play ""The Love of the Nightingale"" (1989) (later adapted into an opera of the same name composed by Richard Mills). Philomela Philomela () or Philomel (; , ""Philomēlē"") is a minor figure in Greek mythology and is frequently invoked"
"tapered oval shape averaging 28mm by 20mm in size. The eggs appear chestnut in colour and can be a whitish pink to salmon red, or spotted purplish red to purple. Little friarbird The little friarbird (""Philemon citreogularis""), also known as the little leatherhead or yellow throated friarbird, is the smallest of the friarbirds within the Philemon genus. It is found Throughout northern and eastern Australia as well as southern Papua New Guinea. It lives a very prominent life whereby it can easily be seen chasing other honeyeaters and is very vocal. However, the little friarbird is usually spotted high up"
"bulbul, oriental bearded bulbul, white-throated bearded-bulbul, white-throated bearded-greenbul and white-throated bulbul. The latter two alternate names should not be confused with the species of the same name, ""Alophoixus flaveolus"". Both the alternate name 'green-backed bulbul' and the synonym ""Hypsipetes malaccensis"" are also shared with the streaked bulbul. Eastern bearded greenbul The eastern bearded greenbul (""Criniger chloronotus"") is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from south-eastern Nigeria to Central African Republic, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo and extreme north-western Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or"
"a further thirteen days. Common redpoll The common redpoll (""Acanthis flammea"") is a species of bird in the finch family. It breeds somewhat further south than the Arctic redpoll, also in habitats with thickets or shrubs. The common redpoll was listed in 1758 by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his ""Systema Naturae"" under the binomial name ""Fringilla flammea"". The current genus name ""Acanthis"" is from the Ancient Greek ""akanthis"", a name for a small now-unidentifiable bird, and ""flammea"" is the Latin for ""flame-coloured"". The common redpoll was previously placed in the genus ""Carduelis"". Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that the"
"raptors thus decreasing its average life span. Boreal owls have seven subspecies: Boreal owl The boreal owl (""Aegolius funereus"") is a small owl. In Europe, it is typically known as Tengmalm's owl after Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm or, more rarely, Richardson's owl after Sir John Richardson. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name ""Aegolius"" is a type of screech owl thought to be a bird of ill omen, and ""funereus"" means ""funereal"". This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping"
"for insects in trees, sometimes hovering or flying to catch insects in flight. They also eat berries, especially before migration. The songs and calls of Philadelphia vireo are three to five notes, ""weeezh weeezh weeezh"", very similar to those of the red-eyed vireo. Philadelphia vireo The Philadelphia vireo (""Vireo philadelphicus"") is a small North American songbird in the vireo family (""Vireonidae""). ""Vireo"" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European greenfinch. The specific ""philadelphicus"" is for the city of Philadelphia. Adults are mainly olive-brown on the upperparts with yellow underparts;"
"Little friarbird The little friarbird (""Philemon citreogularis""), also known as the little leatherhead or yellow throated friarbird, is the smallest of the friarbirds within the Philemon genus. It is found Throughout northern and eastern Australia as well as southern Papua New Guinea. It lives a very prominent life whereby it can easily be seen chasing other honeyeaters and is very vocal. However, the little friarbird is usually spotted high up in trees as it rarely is seen on the ground. The little friarbird ranges from 25–30 cm in length. The average size tends to be 27 cm with an average"
"White-throated bulbul The white-throated bulbul (""Alophoixus flaveolus"") is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Myanmar and western Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The white-throated bulbul was originally described in the genus ""Trichophorus"" (a synonym for ""Criniger"") until moved to the genus ""Alophoixus"" in 2009. Alternate names for the white-throated bulbul include the ashy-fronted bearded bulbul, ashy-fronted bulbul, white-throated bearded bulbul, and yellow-bellied bulbul. The alternate names 'ashy-fronted bulbul' and 'yellow-bellied bulbul' should not be confused with species of the same"
"fulva""), greater hoopoe-lark (""Alaemon alaudipes""), greater short-toed lark (""Calandrella brachydactyla""), helmeted guineafowl (""Numida meleagris""), hottentot teal (""Anas hottentota""), lanner falcon (""Falco biarmicus""), lappet-faced vulture (""Torgos tracheliotus""), laughing dove (""Streptopelia senegalensis""), Lichtenstein's sandgrouse (""Pterocles lichtensteinii""), little owl (""Athene noctua""), northern wheatear (""Oenanthe oenanthe""), Nubian bustard (""Neotis Nuba""), pallid swift (""Apus pallidus""), pygmy sunbird (""Anthreptes platurus""), red-billed teal (""Anas erythrorhyncha""), rock dove (""Columba livia""), rock martin (""Ptyonoprogne fuligula""), rufous-tailed scrub robin (""Erythropygia galactotes""), Rüppell's warbler (""Sylvia rueppelli""), sand martin (""Riparia riparia""), southern grey shrike (""Lanius meridionalis""), spotted sandgrouse (""Pterocles senegallus""), striolated bunting (""Emberiza striolata""), subalpine warbler (""Sylvia cantillans""), Sudan golden sparrow (""Passer"
"the more widespread Australasian figbird, but is smaller and, except for the paler crissum (around the cloaca), the male is entirely yellow-olive below (including the throat). Green figbird The green figbird or Timor figbird (""Sphecotheres viridis"") is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is endemic to forest, woodland, mangrove and scrub on the south-east Asian islands of Timor and Roti. It is moderately common, and therefore considered to be of Least Concern by BirdLife International and the IUCN. Formerly, some authorities have classified the green figbird in the genus ""Oriolus"". It has sometimes included the two other"
"located in the understorey. Puff-throated bulbul The puff-throated bulbul (""Alophoixus pallidus"") is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The puff-throated bulbul was originally described in the genus ""Criniger"" until moved to the genus ""Alophoixus"" in 2009. Alternate names for the puff-throated bulbul include the olivaceous bearded-bulbul, olivaceous bulbul and white-throated bulbul. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, ""Alophoixus flaveolus"". Seven subspecies are recognized: The puff-throated bulbul is a large (23 cm long) bulbul"
"from Persian or Arabic (بلبل), meaning nightingale, but in English, ""bulbul"" refers to passerine birds of a different family. The traditional layout was to divide the bulbuls into four groups, named ""Pycnonotus"", ""Phyllastrephus"", ""Criniger"", and ""Chlorocichla"" groups after characteristic genera (Delacour, 1943). However, more recent analyses demonstrated that this arrangement was probably based on erroneous interpretation of characteristics. Comparison of mtDNA cytochrome ""b"" sequences found that five species of ""Phyllastrephus"" did not belong to the bulbuls, but to an enigmatic group of songbirds from Madagascar instead (Cibois ""et al."", 2001; see below for the species in question), and they are"
"whose crops are raided. Small flying fox The small flying fox, island flying fox or variable flying fox (""Pteropus hypomelanus"") is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. The small flying fox is quite variable in its colouring. The head is usually dark brown but can be yellowish-brown and is paler in the eastern part of the animal's range. The back is tawny-brown and the underparts some shade of buff. The ears are partially furred and"
"meal, the sisters presented Tereus with the severed head of his son, and he realised what had been done. He snatched up an axe and pursued them with the intent to kill the sisters. They fled but were almost overtaken by Tereus. In desperation, they prayed to the gods to be turned into birds and escape Tereus' rage and vengeance. The gods transformed Procne into a swallow, Philomela into a nightingale and Tereus into a hoopoe. The swallow genera ""Progne"", ""Ptyonoprogne"" and ""Psalidoprocne"" derive their names from the myth. Procne Procne (; , ""Próknē"" ) is a minor figure in"
"Philadelphia vireo The Philadelphia vireo (""Vireo philadelphicus"") is a small North American songbird in the vireo family (""Vireonidae""). ""Vireo"" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European greenfinch. The specific ""philadelphicus"" is for the city of Philadelphia. Adults are mainly olive-brown on the upperparts with yellow underparts; they have dark eyes and a grey crown. They have no wing bars and no eye ring. There is a dark line through the eyes and a white stripe just over them. They have thick blue-grey legs and a stout bill. The Philadelphia"
"Auguste Vinson established in 1868 that the bird was restricted to the island of Réunion and proposed a new binomial, ""Fregilupus borbonicus"", referring to the former name of the island. Hermann Schlegel first proposed in 1857 that the species belonged to the starling family, (Sturnidae), reclassifying it as part of the genus ""Sturnus"", ""S. capensis"". This reclassification was observed by other authors; Carl Jakob Sundevall proposed the new genus name ""Lophopsarus"" (""crested starling"") in 1872, yet ""Fregilupus varius""—the oldest name—remains the bird's binomial, and all other scientific names are synonyms. In 1874, after a detailed analysis of the only known"
"philomelos"") in 1862, it has spread throughout the country up to an elevation of , as well as outlying islands such as the Campbell and Kermadecs. It eats a wide range of native and exotic fruit, and makes a major contribution to the development of communities of naturalised woody weeds. These communities provide fruit more suited to non-endemic native birds and naturalised birds, than to endemic birds. The common blackbird was seen as a sacred though destructive bird in Classical Greek folklore, and was said to die if it consumed pomegranate. Like many other small birds, it has in the"
"Small flying fox The small flying fox, island flying fox or variable flying fox (""Pteropus hypomelanus"") is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. The small flying fox is quite variable in its colouring. The head is usually dark brown but can be yellowish-brown and is paler in the eastern part of the animal's range. The back is tawny-brown and the underparts some shade of buff. The ears are partially furred and the wing membranes are"
"(Australian fairy-wrens) in a large Meliphagoidea superfamily. The Papuan black myzomela, ""(Myzomela nigrita)"", found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea is also known as the black honeyeater. It is a different but related species. ""Black honeyeater"" has been adopted as the official name by the IOC. It is also known as the charcoal bird, from its collecting of ashes from campfires. The black honeyeater has a long, slender, down-curved bill, a small rounded head and slender neck set on a plump body, and a short, slightly cleft tail. It is between long, with an average wingspan of around and a"
"calling from near the ground up to 2 metres above the ground. There are no known threats to this species residing with the Gunung Mulu National Park, but its restricted range has led to its listing as ""Vulnerable"" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Philautus umbra Philautus umbra (common names: pinnacle bush frog, pinnacle bubble-nest frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Borneo and only known from Mount Api in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, although it might also occur in the adjacent Brunei. ""Philautus umbra"" is a relatively large ""Philautus"" species,"
"Oriental pratincole The oriental pratincole (""Glareola maldivarum""), also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. The genus name is a diminutive of Latin ""glarea"", ""gravel"", referring to a typical nesting habitat for pratincoles. The species name ""maldivarum"" refers to the type locality, the ocean near the Maldive Islands; the type specimen, caught alive at sea, survived for a month on flies. These birds have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails. They have short bills, which is an adaptation to aerial feeding. The back and head are brown, and the wings"
"Phoenix petrel is evaluated as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Phoenix petrel The Phoenix petrel (""Pterodroma alba"") is a medium-sized tropical seabird, measuring up to long, with a wingspan of . It has a dark brown upperparts plumage, white below and whitish throat. The sexes are similar. The Phoenix petrel is found throughout oceans and coastal areas in the central Pacific Ocean. Their colonies can be found on Phoenix, Tonga, Kiritimati, Tuamotu, Marquesas and Pitcairn Island. Females lay one white egg on the ground surface. The diet consists mainly of squid, fish and crustaceans. Due to"
"Vieillot described a slightly different bird that he called subspecies ""collaris"" in 1819. Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1831 distinguished subspecies ""spilonotus"". The first English name, ""Weever Oriole"" was given by John Latham, an early British ornithologist, whose work was often cited by Linnaeus. ""Village weaver"" has been designated the official name by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). Other English names are ""black-headed weaver"", ""Layard's black-headed weaver"", ""black-hooded weaver"", ""mottled-backed weaver"", ""mottled weaver"", ""spotted-backed weaver"", ""spot-backed weaver"", and ""V-marked weaver"". Statius Muller gave it the German name ""Rappendrossel"", and Brisson named the bird ""Le Pincon du Senegal"", in French, and ""Fringilla"
"""Psychroteuthis"", ""Gonatus"" and ""Galiteuthis"". Food is usually picked from the surface of the water but the bird will occasionally dive. Southern fulmar The southern fulmar (""Fulmarus glacialoides"") is a seabird of the Southern Hemisphere. Along with the northern fulmar, ""F. glacialis"", it belongs to the fulmar genus ""Fulmarus"" in the family Procellariidae, the true petrels. It is also known as the Antarctic fulmar or silver-grey fulmar. It is largely pale grey above and white below with a distinctive white patch on the wing. It breeds on the coast of Antarctica and on surrounding islands, moving north in winter. It nests"