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Rare Bird were an English progressive rock band, formed in 1969. They released five studio albums between 1969 and 1974. They released five studio albums between 1969 and 1974. In the UK, the organ-based single " Sympathy " reached number 27 in February 1970, selling an estimated one million globally.
Rara avis is a Latin phrase for 'rare bird'. Rara avis may refer to: Rara Avis, Mississippi, an American ghost town; Rara Avis, an artwork by Ralph Helmick; Rara avis, a 2005 exhibition about Iris Apfel; RARA AVIS, a musical ensemble featuring Ken Vandermark; Rara Avis, a 1985 documentary about Bridget Bate Tichenor
rare bird (very rare bird) An extraordinary or unusual thing. From Juvenal's Satires VI: rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a rare bird in the lands, and very like a black swan"). rari nantes in gurgite vasto: Rare survivors in the immense sea: Virgil, Aeneid, I, 118: ratio decidendi: reasoning for the decision
David Holman is looking at his pager where rare bird sightings are shared with enthusiasts and "Booted Eagle. Marazion. 6 minutes ago" is the top message.
The bird was spotted in central Levy County, about a 120-mile drive north from Tampa. Huge sea creature breaches as ranger is puzzled by rare silence off California island
Rare bird in Jersey attracts international views. January 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM. A Bittern, known as a Britain's loudest bird, was captured at the Wetland Centre in St Ouen [John Ovenden]
The phrase "black swan" derives from a Latin expression; its oldest known occurrence is from the 2nd-century Roman poet Juvenal's characterization in his Satire VI of something being "rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno" ("a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan").
In the second century, the Roman poet Juvenal made a sarcastic reference to a good woman being a "rare bird, as rare on earth as a black swan" (black swans being completely unknown in the Northern Hemisphere until Dutch explorers reached Australia in the 1600s), from which comes the Latin phrase rara avis (rare bird). [44]