The northern rosella (Platycercus venustus) is a species of parrot native to northern Australia, ranging from the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arnhem Land to the Kimberley. It was described by Heinrich Kuhl in 1820, and two subspecies are recognised. The species is unusually coloured for a rosella, with a dark head and neck with pale cheeks—predominantly white in the nominate subspecies from the Northern Territory and blue in the Western Australian subspecies. The northern rosella's mantle and scapulars are black with fine yellow scallops, while its back, rump and underparts are pale yellow with fine black scallops. The long tail is blue-green and the wings are black and blue-violet. Found in woodland and open savannah country, the northern rosella consumes seeds, particularly of grasses and eucalypts, as well as flowers and berries, but it may also eat insects. Nesting takes place in tree hollows. Although uncommon, the species is not threatened.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1863:
About 5,000 people in Richmond, Virginia, mostly poor women, rioted in protest of the high price of bread. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_bread_riots
1982:
Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_invasion_of_the_Falkland_Islands
1992:
John Gotti, the head of the Gambino crime family of New York City, was convicted of racketeering, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, loansharking, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling, and tax evasion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gotti
2002:
Second Intifada: Palestinian militants sought refuge from advancing Israeli forces in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, beginning a month-long siege. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_the_Church_of_the_Nativity
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
imburse: 1. (transitive, obsolete) To put into a purse; to save, to store up. 2. (transitive, obsolete) To give money to, to pay; to stock or supply with money. 3. (transitive, obsolete) To pay back money that is owed; to refund, to repay, to reimburse. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imburse
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Let Moscow not forget that the sanctions policy will only be continued and intensified. As long as there is no peace — sanctions are needed. Until Russia begins to invest as sincerely in the search for peace as it invests in the destruction of our state, sanctions will remain unalterable. --Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy