Perching Birds. These birds have strong feet and gripping toes to perch. Sometimes called âsongbirdsâ, most of this group sings to establish territory or attract mates. This is a diverse group of birds. Look below to discover which ones you might find at the refuge. Flycatchers Perching birds with large heads and broad, flattened bills, flycatchers are mainly insect eaters. Their large bills increase the chance that they will catch flying insects. Members of this family have distinctive calls and feeding behaviors which can aid in identification.
The oldest form of stringed keyboard instruments is the clavichord. It was invented in the early 1400s and continued to be popular until the early 1800s. The clavichord is a predecessor of the piano.The clavichord has a rectangular case with the keyboard lengthwise to the left and the soundboard at the right end.The strings run from tuning pins at the right end of the case, over a bridge set on the soundboard, to hitch pins at the back and left end of the case.he clavichord is a predecessor of the piano. The clavichord has a rectangular case with the keyboard lengthwise to the left and the soundboard at the right end. The strings run from tuning pins at the right end of the case, over a bridge set on the soundboard, to hitch pins at the back and left end of the case.
When was tea invented? Who discovered caffeine? Legend has it that the first cup of tea was brewed in 2737 B.C. when dried leaves landed in a boiling cup of water served to the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung. From China, the idea of tea spread throughout the world. It was introduced into the United States in 1650 by Peter Stuyvesant when he brought it the colonists inhabiting New Amsterdam (what is now New York). Iced tea was invented at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.