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Eider (other)
Eider are large seaducks in the genus ''Somateria'', including: * Common eider (''Somateria mollissima'') * Spectacled eider (''Somateria fischeri'') * King eider (''Somateria spectabilis'') Eider may also refer to: * Steller's eider (''Polysticta stelleri'') of the duck subfamily Merginae * Eider (river), in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany * Eider (Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde), a collective municipality in Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany * Eider (brand), Korean company ; Surnames * Max Eider (born Peter Millson), a guitarist and songwriter * Rabbi Shimon Eider, a rabbi ; Forenames * Eider Arévalo (born 1993), Colombian racewalker * Eider Torres, (born 1983), baseball player from Venezuela ;Fictional characters * Duck family (Disney)#Eider Duck, Eider Duck, a Disney character who is Donald Duck's paternal uncle * Sir Eider McDuck, a Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck * Aunt Eider, a Disney character who is the aunt of both Scrooge McDuck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eider
The eiders () are large seaducks in the genus ''Somateria''. The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. The down feathers of eider ducks and some other ducks and geese are used to fill pillows and quilts—they have given the name to the type of quilt known as an eiderdown. Taxonomy The genus ''Somateria '' was introduced in 1819 to accommodate the king eider by the English zoologist William Leach in an appendix to John Ross's account of his voyage to look for the Northwest Passage. The name is derived from Ancient Greek : ''sōma'' "body" (stem ''somat-'') and : ''erion'' "wool", referring to eiderdown. Steller's eider (''Polysticta stelleri'') is in a different genus despite its name. Species The genus contains three extant species. Two undescribed species are known from fossils, one from Middle Oligocene rocks in Kazakhstan and another from the Late Miocene or Early Pliocene of Lee Creek Mine, United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Eider
The common eider (pronounced ) (''Somateria mollissima''), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large ( in body length) sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but winters somewhat farther south in temperate zones, when it can form large flocks on coastal waters. It can fly at speeds up to . The eider's nest is built close to the sea and is lined with eiderdown, plucked from the female's breast. This soft and warm lining has long been harvested for filling pillows and quilts, but in more recent years has been largely replaced by down from domestic farm-geese and synthetic alternatives. Although eiderdown pillows or quilts are now a rarity—typically being marketed as luxury goods—eiderdown harvesting continues and is sustainable, as it can be done after the ducklings leave the nest with no harm to the birds. Taxonomy The common eider was for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spectacled Eider
The spectacled eider (pronounced ) (''Somateria fischeri'') is a large sea duck that breeds on the coasts of Alaska and northeastern Siberia. The spectacled eider is slightly smaller than the common eider at in length. The male is unmistakable with its black body, white back, and yellow-green head with the large circular white eye patches which give the species its name. The drake's call is a weak crooning, and the female's a harsh croak. The female is a rich brown bird, but can still be readily distinguished from all ducks except other eider species on size and structure. The paler goggles are visible with a reasonable view and clinch identification. Immature birds and eclipse adult drakes are similar to the female. The binomial commemorates the German scientist Johann Fischer von Waldheim Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (; 13 October 1771 – 18 October 1853) was a Electorate of Saxony, Saxon anatomist, entomologist and paleontologist. Fischer was born as Gotthilf Fisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Eider
The king eider (pronounced ) (''Somateria spectabilis'') is a large Merginae, sea duck that breeds along Northern Hemisphere Arctic coasts of northeast Europe, North America and Palearctic, Asia. The birds spend most of the year in coastal marine ecosystems at high latitudes, and migrate to Arctic tundra to breed in June and July. They lay four to seven eggs in a scrape on the ground lined with grass and down. Taxonomy and etymology When he first described the king eider in 1758, in the 10th edition of his opus 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus assigned it to the genus ''Anas'', along with the rest of the ducks. In 1819, William Elford Leach moved it and the other large eiders to the genus ''Somateria'', where it has remained since. It is very closely related to the other members of its genus, and is known to Hybrid (biology), hybridise with the common eider. Despite its very large range, it is monotypic. The genus name ''Somateria'' is a combinati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steller's Eider
Steller's eider (''Polysticta stelleri'') is a migrating Arctic diving duck that breeds along the coastlines of eastern Russia and Alaska. It is the rarest, smallest, and fastest flying of the eider species. Due to the extensive contraction of its breeding range, the Alaska-breeding population of Steller's eider was listed as vulnerable in 1997 by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN). The species is protected in Russia and the U.S. and is the subject of an ongoing recovery plan by the European Union and United States Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Taxonomy Steller's eider was Species description, formally described and illustrated in 1769 by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas from a specimen collected on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Russia. He coined the binomial name ''Anas stelleri''; the specific epithet was chosen to honour the German naturalist and explorer Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eider (river)
The Eider ( ; ; Latin: ''Egdor'' or ''Eidora'') is the longest river in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The river starts near Bordesholm and reaches the southwestern outskirts of Kiel on the shores of the Baltic Sea, but flows to the west, ending in the North Sea. The lower part of the Eider was used as part of the Eider Canal until that canal was replaced by the modern Kiel Canal. In the Early Middle Ages the river is believed to have been the border between the related Germanic tribes, the Jutes and the Angles, who along with the neighboring Saxons crossed the North Sea from this region during this period and settled in England. During the High Middle Ages the Eider was the border between the Saxons and the Danes, as reported by Adam of Bremen in 1076. For centuries it divided Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire. Today it is the border between Schleswig, Holstein and Eiderland, the northern and southern parts, respectively, of the modern German state of Schleswig-Hols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eider (Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde)
Kirchspielslandgemeinden Eider is an '' Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Hennstedt. It was formed on 1 January 2008 from the former ''Ämter'' Kirchspielslandgemeinde Hennstedt, Kirchspielslandgemeinde Lunden and Kirchspielslandgemeinde Tellingstedt. The ''Amt'' is named after the Eider River The Eider ( ; ; Latin: ''Egdor'' or ''Eidora'') is the longest river in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The river starts near Bordesholm and reaches the southwestern outskirts of Kiel on the shores of the Baltic Sea, but flows to the w .... The ''Amt'' Kirchspielslandgemeinden Eider consists of the following municipalities (with population in 2005): References Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein {{Dithmarschen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eider (brand)
Eider is a French brand and a company that makes sports garments for mountaineering and ice climbing. History Eider was founded in 1962. Eider has become a subsidiary of Lafuma in June 2008. Eider, along with Lafuma, has made in-roads in the South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...n sports equipment market since 2009. External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20110831041859/http://www.eider-world.com/*https://web.archive.org/web/20110907082907/http://www.eider.tv/ References Clothing brands of France Clothing companies established in 1962 French companies established in 1962 Climbing and mountaineering equipment companies {{Fashion-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Eider
Max Eider (real name, Peter Millson) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He studied English literature at University College, Oxford, graduating in Trinity Term 1980. He played guitar with Pat Fish (The Jazz Butcher) from June 1982 until 27 November 1986, when after an alcohol-fuelled altercation with Fish, he left the band.An extensive list of gigs with the Jazz Butcher appears on theiwebsite/ref> He went on to record a solo album, ''The Best Kisser in the World'', which mixes up-temp indie pop numbers ("Let Somebody Down" and "Quiet Lives") with songs in a moodier, jazz-influenced style. He also played on recordings by others, including ''Songs from Another Season'' by David J David John Haskins (born 24 April 1957, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician, producer, and writer. He is the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus (band), Bauhaus and for .... He rejoined the Jazz Butcher for what was bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimon Eider
Shimon D. Eider (December 2, 1938 - September 28, 2007) was an Orthodox rabbi and a posek (decisor of Jewish law). R. Eider, a graduate of Yeshiva University High School for Boys, was a pioneer in the field of Jewish law in English. He authored several texts. He received his rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. He was a longtime resident of Lakewood Township, New Jersey and an esteemed member of the advanced Kollel of Beth Medrash Govoha where he was a student of Rabbi Aharon Kotler. He was frequently consulted as an expert on the construction of eruvinSchweitzer, Sarah"When faith, real estate converge: In Sharon, an eruv boosts house prices" ''The Boston Globe'', May 29, 2005. Accessed February 10, 2011. "The Sharon eruv was constructed under the supervision of Meir Sendor, the rabbi at Young Israel of Sharon, with continuing consultation from a noted eruv expert, Rabbi Shimon Eider, of Lakewood, N.J." and he was also a trailblazer in kashrut. Eider died on September 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eider Arévalo
The eiders () are large seaducks in the genus ''Somateria''. The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. The down feathers of eider ducks and some other ducks and geese are used to fill pillows and quilts—they have given the name to the type of quilt known as an eiderdown. Taxonomy The genus ''Somateria '' was introduced in 1819 to accommodate the king eider by the English zoologist William Leach in an appendix to John Ross's account of his voyage to look for the Northwest Passage. The name is derived from Ancient Greek : ''sōma'' "body" (stem ''somat-'') and : ''erion'' "wool", referring to eiderdown. Steller's eider (''Polysticta stelleri'') is in a different genus despite its name. Species The genus contains three extant species. Two undescribed species are known from fossils, one from Middle Oligocene rocks in Kazakhstan and another from the Late Miocene or Early Pliocene of Lee Creek Mine, United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eider Torres
Eider Lenina Torres Sandoval (born January 16, 1983) is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach and former second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles in 2008. Playing career Cleveland Indians From 2002 to 2006, Torres played in the Cleveland Indians farm system for the Burlington Indians, Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros, and Buffalo Bisons. Baltimore Orioles In 2007, Torres became a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played in their minor league system for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. On April 25, 2008, Torres' contract was purchased by Baltimore when Adam Loewen was placed on the disabled list. He made his major league debut the next day against the Chicago White Sox. He appeared in a total of eight MLB games for Baltimore, batting 2-for-9 (.222). Chicago White Sox / Colorado Rockies Torres became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season and signed a minor league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
