ferruginous earth

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• Ferruginous Hawk — Taxobox name = Ferruginous Hawk image width = 220px image caption = Light morph bird in captivity status = LC status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Buteo… …   Wikipedia

• sienna — /see en euh/, n. 1. a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish brown pigment (burnt sienna). 2. the color of such a pigment. [1750 60; < It (terra di) Sien(n)a (earth of)… …   Universalium

• Croy and Dalcross —    CROY and DALCROSS, a parish, partly in the county of Nairn, but chiefly in that of Inverness, 7 miles (S. W.) from Nairn; containing 1684 inhabitants. The etymology of the name of Croy is altogether uncertain: the word Dalcross is derived from …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• sienna — noun a kind of ferruginous earth used as a pigment in painting, normally yellowish brown in colour (raw sienna) or deep reddish brown when roasted (burnt sienna). Origin C18: from Ital. (terra di) Sienna (earth of) Siena …   English new terms dictionary

• sienna — /siˈɛnə/ (say see enuh) noun 1. a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish brown pigment (burnt sienna). 2. the colour of such a pigment. {shortened form of Italian terra di… …  

• sienna — n. 1 a kind of ferruginous earth used as a pigment in paint. 2 its colour of yellowish brown (raw sienna) or reddish brown (burnt sienna). Etymology: It. (terra di) Sienna (earth of) Siena in Tuscany * * * Sienna see Siena …   Useful english dictionary

• raw — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of food) uncooked. 2 in the natural state; not processed or manufactured (raw sewage). 3 (of alcoholic spirit) undiluted. 4 (of statistics etc.) not analysed or processed. 5 (of a person) inexperienced, untrained; new to an… …   Useful english dictionary

• List of birds of China — This is a list of the bird species recorded in China. The avifauna of China includes a total of 1314 species, of which 52 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 55 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in China and is …   Wikipedia

• Precambrian time — Interval of geologic time from с 3. 8 billion years ago, the age of the oldest known rocks, to 544 million years ago, the beginning of the Cambrian Period. This interval represents more than 80% of the geologic record and thus provides important… …   Universalium

• List of United States birds — This list of United States birds is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species known from the United States as of July, 2008. It does include species recorded in all 50 states.Continental United States birds most closely resemble those of… …   Wikipedia

• Laki — Infobox Mountain Name=Laki Photo=Lakagigar Iceland 2004 07 01.jpg|Laki Caption= Elevation= varies: canyon to 1725 m (5659 ft) Location=Iceland | Prominence = Coordinates = coord|64|03|53|N|18|13|34|W|type:mountain region:CA Topographic… …   Wikipedia