Capon In the gastronomy of Spain, capons are usually eaten during the Christmas season in the northern regions. Capons of Vilalba, Lugo are particularly famous and are sold all over the country. In China, capons are often raised specifically for consumption during Chinese New Year. Capon A capon (from ) is a cockerel (rooster) that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food and, in some countries like Spain, fattened by forced feeding. In the United Kingdom, birds sold as capons are chemically or physically castrated cocks. The origins of caponised chickens are contested. They were known
S. nigra S. nigra S. nigra is an abbreviation of a species name. In binomial nomenclature the name of a species is always the name of the genus to which the species belongs, followed by the species name (also called the species epithet). In "S. nigra" the genus name has been abbreviated to "S." and the species has been spelled out in full. In a document that uses this abbreviation it should always be clear from the context which genus name has been abbreviated. The Latin species epithet "nigra" means "black". Some of the most common uses of "S. nigra" are: There