The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself (from the phrase 'International Phonetic Alphabet') that resistance seems pedantic. Context usually serves to disambiguate the two usages." (Laver 1994:561) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association as a standardized representation of the sounds of oral language. The IPA...

The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. There are over 100 common names for the Northern Flicker. Among them are: Yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names are attempts at imitating some of its calls. Taxonomy The Northern Flicker is part of the genus Colaptes which encompasses 12 New-World woodpecke...

The Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a very large North American woodpecker, roughly crow-sized, inhabiting deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific coast. It is also the largest woodpecker in the United States, except the possibly extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Description Adults are long, span across the wings and weigh , with an average weight of . Each wing measures , the tail measures , the bill is and the tarsus measures . They are mainly black with a red crest, and have a white line down the...

The New World blackbirds consist of 26 species of icterid birds that share the name blackbird but do not correspond with a formal taxon. The distributions of all species is limited to the Americas, and this group is distinct from the Eurasian Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) and related species. Species The New World blackbird species: *Austral Blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) *Bolivian Blackbird (Agelaioides oreopsar) *Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) *Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus) *Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi) *Cuban Blackbird (Dives atroviolaceus) ...

{| |} The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (English: "Swallow") was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before World War II began but engine problems prevented the aircraft from attaining operational status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944. Compared with Allied fighters of its day, including the British jet-powered Gloster Meteor, it was much faster and better armed. One of the most advanced aviation designs in operational use during World War II, the Me 262 was used in a variety of roles, including light bomber, reconnaissance and even experimen...

Subclass HF: Commerce is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system under Class H -- Social Sciences. This article describes subclass HF. HF :1-6182..........Commerce ::294-343.......... Boards of trade. Chambers of commerce. Merchants' associations ::1014..........Balance of trade ::1021-1027..........Commercial geography. Economic geography ::1040-1054.......... Commodities. Commercial products ::1701-2701..........Tariff. Free trade. Protectionism ::3000-4055..........By region or country ::5001-6182..........Business :::5381-5386..........Vocational Guidan...