If you were born outside the U.S. and your U.S. parent(s) did not register your birth at the U.S. embassy or consulate, you may: Apply for a U.S. passport. You will need: Your foreign birth certificate that includes your parents' names; and. Evidence of your parent(s) U.S. citizenship; and.
Rara Avis literally means rare bird. In this instance, I take it to mean that this man rose to the top of an ugly world. In order to do so, one would necessarily have gained great knowledge of its workings.
Historical Examples. 1  He seems to think that I am a sort of a rara avis, a freak of nature. 2  An adversary is a rara avis at any time; and this one is Holmlock Shears! 3  It would be erroneous to suppose that the new farmer is a rara avis. 4  But the goose that lays a golden egg every morning is a rara avis. Fables and Fabulists: Ancient and Modern Thomas Newbigging He is a rara avis in that country from the fact that he hates whiskey. The Doctor Ralph Connor On the 25th, we overhauled that rara avis in mare, a Prussian ship.