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Toroa (leafhopper)
Toroa can refer to: * Northern royal albatross * Southern royal albatross * Toroa (ferry), an Auckland, New Zealand passenger ferry * ''Toroa'' (leafhopper), a leafhopper genus in the tribe Erythroneurini Erythroneurini is a leafhopper tribe in the subfamily Typhlocybinae, with over 200 genus, genera. Genera * ''Aaka'' Dworakowska, 1972 * ''Accacidia'' Dworakowska, 1971 * ''Ahmedra'' Dworakowska & Viraktamath, 1979 * ''Aidola'' Melichar, 1914 ... * ''Toroa'' (sculpture), a 1989 sculpture by Peter Nicholls in Dunedin, New Zealand * Toroa, captain of the '' Mātaatua'' waka {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Royal Albatross
The northern royal albatross or toroa, (''Diomedea sanfordi''), is a large seabird in the albatross family. It was split from the closely related southern royal albatross as recently as 1998, though not all scientists support that conclusion and some consider both of them to be subspecies of the royal albatross. Etymology ''Diomedea sanfordi'' breaks into ''Diomedea'', referring to Diomedes, whose companions turned to birds, and ''sanfordi'', in honor of Leonard Cutler Sanford (1868–1950), ornithologist, and trustee of the American Museum of Natural History. Taxonomy Albatrosses belong to family Diomedeidae of the order Procellariiformes, along with shearwaters, fulmars, storm petrels, and diving petrels. They share certain identifying features. First, they have nasal passages that attach to the upper bill called naricorns, although the nostrils on the albatross are on the sides of the bill. The bills of Procellariiformes are also unique in that they are split into bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Royal Albatross
The southern royal albatross or toroa, (''Diomedea epomophora'') is a large seabird from the albatross family. At an average wingspan of above , it is one of the two largest species of albatross, together with the wandering albatross. Recent studies indicate that the southern royal albatross may, on average, be somewhat larger than the wandering albatross in mass and have a similar wingspan, although other sources indicate roughly similar size for the two species and the wandering species may have a larger average (and maximum) wingspan in some colonies.''CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition'' by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (2008), . Taxonomy Albatrosses belong to family Diomedeidae of the order Procellariiformes, along with shearwaters, fulmars, storm petrels, and diving petrels. They share certain identifying features. First, they have nasal passages that attach to the upper bill called naricorns; the nostrils of the albatross are on the sides of the bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toroa (ferry)
''Toroa'', named for the northern royal albatross, is an ''Albatross''-class passenger ferry that served Auckland, New Zealand, primarily travelling between the Devonport and Auckland CBD ferry terminals. Together with her sister ship ''Makora'', she ferried about 20,000 passengers a day, until taken out of service in 1980. The ferry was purchased by the New Zealand Maritime Trust. A volunteer group, the Toroa Preservation Society, worked towards a restoration. However, the well-restored vessel sank in 1998 at Birkenhead Wharf in a storm. Recovered, the ferry now sits on land in Henderson Henderson may refer to: People *Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname *Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan Places Argentina *Henderson, Buenos Aires Australia *Henderson, Western Australia Canada *He ..., where restoration work is continuing slowly but regularly. Other ''Albatross''-class ferries include *''Albatross'' *''Kestrel'' *''The Peregr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toroa (leafhopper)
Toroa can refer to: * Northern royal albatross * Southern royal albatross * Toroa (ferry), an Auckland, New Zealand passenger ferry * ''Toroa'' (leafhopper), a leafhopper genus in the tribe Erythroneurini Erythroneurini is a leafhopper tribe in the subfamily Typhlocybinae, with over 200 genus, genera. Genera * ''Aaka'' Dworakowska, 1972 * ''Accacidia'' Dworakowska, 1971 * ''Ahmedra'' Dworakowska & Viraktamath, 1979 * ''Aidola'' Melichar, 1914 ... * ''Toroa'' (sculpture), a 1989 sculpture by Peter Nicholls in Dunedin, New Zealand * Toroa, captain of the '' Mātaatua'' waka {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythroneurini
Erythroneurini is a leafhopper tribe in the subfamily Typhlocybinae, with over 200 genera. Genera * '' Aaka'' Dworakowska, 1972 * '' Accacidia'' Dworakowska, 1971 * '' Ahmedra'' Dworakowska & Viraktamath, 1979 * '' Aidola'' Melichar, 1914 * '' Aisa'' Dworakowska, 1979 * ''Ajika'' Dworakowska, 1979 * '' Alerrawia'' Dmitriev, 2016 * '' Alnetoidia'' Dlabola, 1958 * '' Amazygina'' Dietrich & Dmitriev, 2006 * ''Ambara'' Dworakowska, 1981 * '' Andrabia'' Ahmed, 1970 * '' Anufrievia'' Dworakowska, 1970 * '' Anzygina'' Fletcher & Larivière, 2009 * '' Arboridia'' Zachvatkin, 1946 * '' Arbosiria'' Dworakowska, 1994 * '' Asianidia'' Zachvatkin, 1946 * '' Assina'' Dworakowska, 1979 * '' Aylala'' Dworakowska, 1994 * '' Aztegina'' Dietrich & Dmitriev, 2006 * '' Bakera'' Mahmood, 1967 * '' Bakshia'' Dworakowska, 1977 * '' Balanda'' Dworakowska, 1979 * '' Barinaga'' Dworakowska, 1995 * '' Baya'' Dworakowska, 1972 * '' Bengueta'' Mahmood, 1967 * ''Bogorya'' Dworakowska, 2011 * '' Borsukia'' D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toroa (sculpture)
''Toroa'' is a 1989 sculpture by New Zealand artist Peter Nicholls. It is located on the foreshore of Otago Harbour in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is part of the collection of Dunedin Public Art Gallery. The work stands in height, and is created from large cuts of wood arrayed so as to represent the wings of an albatross (''toroa'' is the Māori word for albatross). Dunedin's Otago Peninsula, visible from the sculpture's site, is the location of the only breeding colony of royal albatross on an inhabited mainland. Academic Peter Leech has commented that ''Toroa'' captures "the paradox of flight in that winged ponderousness and spine muscularity of the bird heaving its half ton-ness off the ground in a ruffle of massive feathers." ''Toroa'' was originally created from macrocarpa timber, which was prone to weathering, and was reconstructed in South American purpleheart ''Peltogyne'', commonly known as purpleheart, violet wood, amaranth and other local names (ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
