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Vetula
Vetula means "old woman" in Latin and may refer to: * Vetula, a 7th-century name for corn dolly, a form of straw work See also * Ortalis vetula, a species of bird * Saurothera vetula, a species of cuckoo * Balistes vetula, a species of triggerfish * Muscipipra vetula, a species of bird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corn Dolly
Corn dollies or corn mothers are a form of straw work made as part of harvest customs of Europe before mechanization. Before Christianisation, in traditional pagan European culture it was believed that the spirit of the corn (in American English, "corn" would be "grain") lived amongst the crop, and that the harvest made it effectively homeless. James Frazer devotes chapters in ''The Golden Bough'' to "Corn-Mother and Corn-Maiden in Northern Europe" (chs. 45–48) and adduces European folkloric examples collected in great abundance by the folklorist Wilhelm Mannhardt. Among the customs attached to the last sheaf of the harvest were hollow shapes fashioned from the last sheaf of wheat or other cereal crops. The corn spirit would then spend the winter in this home until the "corn dolly" was ploughed into the first furrow of the new season. Background James George Frazer discusses the Corn-mother and the Corn-maiden in Northern Europe, and the harvest rituals that were being prac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saurothera Vetula
The Jamaican lizard cuckoo (''Coccyzus vetula'') is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip retrieved August 7, 2022 Taxonomy and systematics The Jamaican lizard cuckoo and three other lizard cuckoos were for a time considered a single species. Individually they were previously placed in genus ''Saurothera'' that was later merged into the current ''Coccyzus'', and they are considered a superspecies. The Jamaican lizard cuckoo is monotypic. Description The Jamaican lizard cuckoo is long, about half of which is the tail, and weighs . It has a long, straight, rectangular bill with a black maxilla and a paler mandible. The sexes hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balistes Vetula
''Balistes vetula'', the queen triggerfish or old wife, is a reef dwelling triggerfish found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is occasionally caught as a gamefish, and sometimes kept in very large marine aquaria. Etymology This fish is called ''cochino'' in Cuba, and this is the probable origin of the name ''Bahía de Cochinos'', which is known as the Bay of Pigs in English. Description The queen triggerfish reaches , though most only are about half that length. It is typically blue, purple, turquoise and green with a yellowish throat, and light blue lines on the fins and head. It can change colour somewhat to match its surroundings, or if subjected to stress. Distribution In the western Atlantic, it ranges from Canada to southern Brazil, and in the eastern Atlantic it is found at Ascension, Cape Verde, Azores and south to Angola. It is reasonably common in Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Ecology The queen triggerfish is typically found at coral and rocky reefs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
