• Bridge of Birds is a fantasy novel by Barry Hughart, first published in 1984. It is the first of three novels in The Chronicles of Master Li and Number...
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  • was the manager of the Lenox Hill Book Shop in New York City. Barry Hughart's writing career started with his novel Bridge of Birds, published in 1984...
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    The study of birds is called ornithology. Birds are feathered theropod dinosaurs and constitute the only known living dinosaurs. Likewise, birds are considered...
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  • Eight Skilled Gentlemen (category The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox)
    the third, and final, part of a series set in a version of ancient China that began with Bridge of Birds and The Story of the Stone. In this novel, Li...
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  • series and is mentioned in each of Barry Hughart's Master Li and Number Ten Ox books (Bridge of Birds, The Story of the Stone and Eight Skilled Gentlemen)...
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  • character Li Kao, from Barry Hughart's award-winning novels Bridge of Birds, The Story of the Stone, and Eight Skilled Gentlemen, is named after kaoliang;...
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  • began with Bridge of Birds and continues with Eight Skilled Gentlemen. The story begins on the twelfth day of the seventh moon in the Year of the Snake...
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    Bird (born 29 March 1946) is a British bridge writer from Eastleigh, with more than 130 bridge books to his name. He was born in London and is bridge...
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    put it out because of the birds attacking them. Cars crash, and terrified townspeople and animals are brutally assaulted by the birds. Mitch saves Melanie...
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  • David Bird may refer to: David Bird (bridge) (born 1946), British bridge writer David Bird (journalist) (1959–2014), American financial journalist David...
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    Bridge (/ˈmækənɔː/ MAK-ə-naw; also referred to as the Mighty Mac or Big Mac) is a suspension bridge that connects the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the...
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    in Central Park Zoo. Birds-of-paradise are closely related to the corvids. Birds-of-paradise range in size from the king bird-of-paradise at 50 g (1.8 oz)...
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    It had also been known as Nolichucky River Bridge, as Bridge at Bird Hill, as Birds Hill Bridge and as Bridge at Conway Ferry. It was built in 1924–5 to...
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    a bridge or even the water below. Bridge employees keep the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William and Mary informed of the birds' movements...
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    Haruki Murakami (category Order of Arts and Letters of Spain recipients)
    working as the owner of a small jazz bar for seven years. His notable works include the novels Norwegian Wood (1987), The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994–95)...
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    The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn...
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    references the story on its song "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari". The novel Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart is centered around the tale, but incorporates many...
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    Hafren), officially named the Prince of Wales Bridge (Welsh: Pont Tywysog Cymru) since July 2018, is the M4 motorway bridge over the River Severn between England...
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    rare birds were established in several bridges, including the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge. Bridge pairs now represent approximately 30 percent of the...
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    Torrey Butzer conceived of the bridge as being inspired by the mating dance of the scissor-tailed flycatcher, Oklahoma's state bird. The double-winged structure...
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    Lune Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed footbridge which spans the River Lune in Lancaster, England. It was designed by Whitby Bird and Partners, and...
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    places bands on each bird and examines the birds' nesting sites each year. The falcons were discovered on the top of the Verrazzano Bridge in 1983, though...
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    Anhimidae The screamers are a small family of birds related to the ducks. They are large, bulky birds, with a small downy head, long legs, and large...
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    the Protection of Birds, it was found that the side of the bridge reportedly favoured by leaping dogs did contain evidence of "nests of mice, squirrels...
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    Magpies are birds of various species of the family Corvidae. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures...
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  • by Cai Tingan (蔡廷干) Beside the Bridge of Birds rank grasses overgrow; O’er the Street of Mansions the setting sun hangs low. Swallows that...
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    pairs in 2020, prompting efforts by the Army Corps of Engineers to scare the birds from the bridge and relocate them back to East Sand Island. Normally...
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    This is a list of well-known real birds. For famous fictional birds, see list of fictional birds. Águia Vitória, a bald eagle who serves as the mascot...
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    show freshwater birds – reflecting the role of Blackfriars as the tidal turning point. On the north side of the bridge is a statue of Queen Victoria (funded...
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    Corso, Andrea. "European Birding Hot Spot: The Strait of Messina, southern Italy". www.surfbirds.com. "Italy drops Sicily bridge plans". BBC News. 12 October...
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