Counter-illumination differs from countershading, which uses only pigments such as melanin to reduce the appearance of shadows. It is one of the dominant types of aquatic camouflage, along with transparency and silvering. All three methods make animals in open water resemble their environment.
Harper is a Scottish family name that has also commonly used as a given name. The name is believed to have originated in the Dalriadan region of Scotland, especially in the Lennox district, and is associated with Clan Buchanan.
English: variant spelling of Kimball.English: habitational name from Great or Little Kimble in Buckinghamshire, named in Old English as âthe royal bellâ (cynebelle), referring to the shape of a local hill.Americanized spelling of German Gimbel (see Gimble) or Kimbel.lick to view veteran service records. You can find out if your ancestors came primarily from the North of the South. Military records can tell you an ancestor's birthplace, occupation, and even physical description.