The Alcyon was a French bicycle, automobile and motorcycle manufacturer between 1903 and 1954. Alcyon originated from about 1890 when Edmond Gentil started...
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Belted kingfisher (redirect from Ceryle alcyon)
The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, native to North America. All kingfishers are placed in one family,...
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Alcyon may refer to a number of things Morane-Saulnier Alcyon, a French trainer introduced in 1949 Alcyon a French bicycle, car and motorcycle manufacturer...
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Poecilanthrax alcyon is a species of bee flies (insects in the family Bombyliidae). "Poecilanthrax alcyon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...
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The Morane-Saulnier Alcyon (en: Kingfisher) is a two or three-seat basic training monoplane designed and built in France by Morane-Saulnier. Designed as...
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Alcyon was a French professional cycling team that was active from 1905 to 1959, and returned in 1961 and 1962. It was started by Alcyon, a French bicycle...
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vorpostenboot, serving as Boot 10 Alcyon and V 420 Alcyon. She was bombed and sunk in the Gironde on 3 August 1943. Alcyon was 40.2 m (132.0 ft) long, her...
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Crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) large crested kingfishers with...
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sort of hearing. Important detail: Vervaecke belonged to the all-powerful Alcyon team, run by the no less powerful Ludovic Feuillet (fr: Ludovic Feuillet)...
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Nimbus (1919–1959) Renard (1938-1944) Helkama Tunturi AGF Aiglon (1908–1953) Alcyon (1904–1957) Automoto Dollar (1925–1939) Dresch (1923–1939) Gima Gnome et...
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is the genus Halcyon. The belted kingfisher's specific name (Megaceryle alcyon) also references her name. Not all the kingfishers are named in this way...
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the genus Halcyon. The belted kingfisher's Latin species name (Megaceryle alcyon) also references her name. Their story features in The Book of the Duchess...
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1922 Belgium Louis Mottiat Alcyon–Dunlop 1923 Belgium René Vermandel Alcyon–Dunlop 1924 Belgium René Vermandel Alcyon–Dunlop 1925 Belgium Georges...
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entire race, and the final podium was made up of three riders from his Alcyon–Dunlop team. Lastly, Belgian Romain Maes took the lead in the first stage...
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individual 1922 Belgium Félix Sellier Alcyon–Dunlop 1923 Belgium Félix Sellier Alcyon–Dunlop 1924 Belgium Félix Sellier Alcyon–Dunlop 1925 Belgium Gerard Debaets...
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alacer alacrity, allegro alb- dull white Latin albus albedo, albino, albumen alcyon- kingfisher Greek ἀλκυών, ἀλκυόνος (alkuṓn, alkuónos) Halcyon, halcyon ale-...
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nesting in old, earthen burrows vacated by belted kingfishers (Megaceryle alcyon) or sand martins (Riparia riparia). Both sexes help with the nest excavation...
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The radiotherapy accident in Costa Rica occurred within the Alcyon II radiotherapy unit at San Juan de Dios Hospital in San José, Costa Rica. It was related...
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Time 1 Nicolas Frantz (LUX) Alcyon-Dunlop 2 Maurice De Waele (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop + 45' 53" 3 André Leducq (FRA) Alcyon-Dunlop + 1h 01' 59" 4 5 6 7 8...
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Tour; cyclists such as Nicolas Frantz won the Tour with the Alcyon team. However, when Alcyon cyclist Maurice De Waele won the Tour in 1929 while ill, the...
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Hauwaert Alcyon–Dunlop 1909 Italy Luigi Ganna Atala–Dunlop 1910 France Eugène Christophe Alcyon–Dunlop 1911 France Gustave Garrigou Alcyon–Dunlop 1912...
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Touriste-routier s.t. 8 Nicolas Frantz (LUX) Alcyon-Dunlop + 9' 59" 9 Joseph Pe (BEL) Touriste-routier s.t. 10 Bartolomeo Aimo (ITA) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t....
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believed were the underhand tactics of bike factories. When in 1929 the Alcyon team contrived to get Maurice De Waele to win even though he was sick, he...
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(1913–1919) AL (1907–1909) Alamagny (1947–1948) Alba (1913–1928) Albatros (1912) Alcyon (1906–1929) Alda (1912–1922) Allard-Latour (1899–1902) Alliance (1905–1908)...
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August 1943 Shipwrecks 1 Aug: U-383, U-454 2 Aug: USS PT-109, U-106, V 420 Alcyon 3 Aug: U-335, U-572, U-706 4 Aug: Catania, Fort La Montee, Lombardia, U-489...
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together almost to their claws, as in the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). This is characteristic of Coraciiformes (kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers...
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egrets, anhingas (Anhinga anhinga), and belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). Mammals in cypress regions include white-tailed deer, squirrels, raccoons...
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Germany (defunct) AIST - Belarus ALAN - Italy Al Carter - UK (defunct) Alcyon - France (defunct) Alldays & Onions - UK (defunct) American Bicycle Company...
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Nicolas Frantz (LUX) Alcyon-Dunlop + 42' 19" 6 Léon Parmentier (BEL) Jean Louvet-Hutchinson + 46' 45" 7 Félix Sellier (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop + 47' 42" 8...
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Look Louison Bobet Motobécane Solex Time Van Rysel VéloSoleX Vitus Defunct Alcyon Clément Corima Follis Gladiator Gnome et Rhône René Herse Hurtu Matra Manufrance...
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