Ukulele The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone. The ukulele is commonly associated with music from Hawaii where the name roughly translates as "jumping flea", perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of the Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise. One of the earliest appearances of the word "ukulele" in print (in the sense of a stringed instrument) is in the Metropolitan Museum of
Hedgehog flea Hedgehog flea The hedgehog flea ("Archaeopsylla erinacei") is a flea species which, as indicated by its common name, is an external parasite specifically adapted to living with the European hedgehog and the North African hedgehog, but it has also been found on other animals. Named in 1835 by Peter Friedrich Bouché, "A. erinacei" is a common flea "found on every hedgehog, usually in large numbers". A typical number of fleas on a hedgehog is about a hundred, but up to a thousand have been reported on sick animals. The flea is occasionally found also on dogs and cats, but only