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On the Wildside: The bullfinches are considered to be a symbol of good luck
The scientific name includes the Latin word ‘pyrrhula’ derived from the Greek meaning ‘flame-coloured bird’. Finches are typically thick-billed, but bullfinches especially so. These heavily-built birds are plump and quite bull-necked, and both male and female have stout grey-black bills, black wings, nape, crown, and chin, with white rump, under-tail coverts and wing-bar. These white markings, particularly the rump, are very striking when they fly. The other characteristic of the bullfinch is...
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Russian Band Arrested Mid-Concert Over 'Nazi Symbols'
Band leader Maria Rounova told state news agency TASS the motifs in question are old Slavic symbols after the Russian police raid, which had spectators lying down on the floor.
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Why Jordi Fernandez’s Hiring Symbols Much More Than Just A New Coach
It may not be a flashy hire, for a team that has been burnt so often by a flash, it's the best move the Nets could have made. But could it be the sign of bigger changes?