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Birbhum Institute of Technology Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology(BIET) is a privately run engineering college located at Suri town in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. The college is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology.
Birbir River The Birbir River of southwestern Ethiopia is a tributary of the Baro River. It is politically important because its course defines part of the boundary between the Mirab Welega and Illubabor Zones of the Oromia Region.
Bircotes Bircotes is a mining village in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, on the border with the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire). It is located at , and forms the civil parish of Harworth Bircotes with its neighbour Harworth.
Bird Birds are bipedal, warm-blooded, oviparous vertebrate animals characterized primarily by feathers, forelimbs modified as wings, and (in most) hollow bones. All birds reproduce sexually, although parthenogenetic eggs are known to be produced by the domesticated turkey on occasion and suspected to occur in its wild ancestor.
Bird & Bird Founded in London in 1846, the international commercial law firm known in the last few decades as Bird & Bird has offices across Europe and Asia and over 130 partners. Its current offices in London are located near Chancery Lane, and although the largest office, now comprises less than half of the firm's lawyers.
Bird abatement The risks that birds create in certain circumstances have brought the need for bird abatement. Amongst those risks are loss of investments in farming and aviculture, aircraft crashes, and bacteriological and viral contamination.
Bird bath A bird bath is essentially a man-made puddle on a pedestal with a shallow basin filled with water for bathing and drinking. Used in combination with bird feeders and species-appropriate shrubs and trees, a bird bath is a powerful attraction for birds, especially during droughts.
Bird Bones in the Bughouse Bird Bones in the Bughouse is the second EP from The Dead Science, released in 2004 on Absolutely Kosher Records. It includes a cover of Terence Trent D'Arby's "Sign Your Name" featuring Jamie Stewart on back-up vocals.
Bird feeder A birdfeeder, bird feeder, or bird table is a device placed out-of-doors to supply bird food to birds. The success of a birdfeeder in attracting birds depends on its placement and the kinds of seeds offered, as different species have different preferences.
Bird Girl The sculpture known as the Bird Girl was created in 1936 by sculptor Sylvia Shaw Judson in Lake Forest, Illinois. It achieved fame when it was featured on the cover of the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Bird hide A bird hide is a camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife, especially birds, at close quarters. Once built chiefly as a hunting aid, hides are now commonly found in parks and wetlands for the benefit of bird watchers, ornithologists and other non-interacting observers.
Bird hybrid A bird hybrid is basically a bird that has two different species as parents. The resulting bird can present with any combination of characters from the parent species, from totally identical to completely different.
Bird cherry The bird cherries are a subgenus of the genus Prunus, characterised by having deciduous leaves, flowers 12-30 together on slender racemes produced in late spring well after leaf emergence, and small, sour fruit usually only palatable to birds, whence the name. They are native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Bird intelligence The level of intelligence in birds, as a scientific inquiry, has not been as thoroughly researched as similar questions regarding primates and other mammals. However, there is a general belief that they are more intelligent, as a class, than the reptiles, and that many species are just as intelligent as mammals of comparable size.
Bird Internet routing daemon Bird is an open source implementation of a TCP/IP routing daemon for Unix like systems. It was developed as a school project at the Faculty of Maths and Physics, Charles University, Prague, with major contributions from Martin Mares, Pavel Machek and Ondrej Filip.
Bird Islands (Queensland) Bird Islands are 2 small islands in the Northern part of Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland, Australia about 30km North of Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia.
Bird louse Bird louse refers to any chewing louse (paraphyletic suborder Mallophaga) which parasitizes birds. Recent reclassification has found that bird lice belong to two suborders, Amblycera and Ischnocera, although some members of these suborders do not parasitize birds and are therefore not bird lice.
Bird McIntyre Bird McIntyre (born Albert Thongchai McIntyre, December 8 1958) is a Thai pop singer who released his debut album in 1986. He is also sometimes known as Thongchai McIntyre (Thai ธงไชย แมคอินไตย์) and Pi Bird.
Bird Observers Club of Australia The Bird Observers Club of Australia was established on 12 April 1905 by members of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in Melbourne, Victoria, as the Bird Observers Club. Although subsequently inactive for many years, in 1927 it was revived and has been active since.
Bird ringing Bird ringing (also known as bird banding) is an aid to studying wild birds, by attaching a small individually numbered metal or plastic ring to their legs or wings, so that various aspects of the bird's life can be studied by the ability to re-find the same individual later. This can include migration, longevity, mortality, population studies, feeding behaviour, and many other aspects.
Bird song Bird songs are certain vocal sounds that birds make—in non-technical use, those sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology, bird 'songs' are often distinguished from shorter sounds, which may be termed 'calls'.
Bird species new to science This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. Prior to the twentieth century and indeed into the early decades of the twentieth century, the pace of discovery of new species was fast; during this period, with numerous collecting expeditions into species-rich areas not previously visited by western ornithologists, up to several hundred new species per decade were being described.
Bird strike A bird strike (sometimes birdstrike, bird hit, or BASH (bird aircraft strike hazard)) in aviation, is a collision between an airborne animal (most often a bird, but also sometimes another species) and a man made vehicle, especially aircraft. It is a common threat to aircraft safety and has caused a number of fatal accidents.
Bird Sim Coler Bird Sim Coler (born October 9, 1867, Champaign, Illinois; died June 12, 1941, Brooklyn, New York) was an American politician. He established himself as a stockbroker in New York City, became prominent in municipal and State politics, and served as first comptroller of Greater New York in 1897-1902.
Bird Studies Canada Bird Studies Canada (BSC) is Canada's national bird conservation organization. Its mission is to advance the understanding, appreciation and conservation of wild birds and their habitats through studies that engage the skills, enthusiasm and support of volunteers, members, staff and the interested public.
Bird Woman Falls Bird Woman Falls is a 492 foot (150 m) waterfall located immediately west of the continental divide in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. The falls are readily visible from a distance of two miles (3.
Bird's Custard Bird's Custard is the brand-name given to (and original version of) a cornflour-based powder that, when mixed with milk, thickens to form a custard-like sauce. It was invented by Alfred Bird in 1837 because his wife was allergic to eggs, a key ingredient used to thicken custards.
Bird's Foot, Texas Bird's Foot was a community about 22 miles (35 km) northwest of present downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). In 1841, when John Neely Bryan established Dallas, he invited the settlers at Bird's Foot to come live in his proposed city Handbook of Texas Online - DALLAS, TX.
Bird's invasion of Kentucky Bird's invasion of Kentucky during the American Revolutionary War was just one phase of an extensive series of operations planned by the British in 1780, whereby the entire West, from Canada to Florida, was to be swept clear of both Spaniards and colonists.
Bird's Marsh Bird's Marsh is a large woodland, approximately 24 hectares in size, outside the town of Chippenham, Wiltshire in England. The forest is home to many kinds of wildlife, and is located just to the north of the town.
Bird's Nest Fern Bird's Nest Fern is a common name applied to several related species of ferns in the genus Asplenium, of which the best-known species is Asplenium nidus; others include Asplenium australasicum and Asplenium serratum.
Bird's Point, Missouri This former town located on an island or former island in the Mississippi River near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is situated directly across the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois. This is the point where the U.
Bird-cage lantern A bird-cage lantern was the style of lantern common to American lighthouses in the early years of the nineteenth century. When Fresnel lenses were introduced to the country in the 1850's, most lighthouses were retrofitted with new lanterns, as the older ones could not support the new style of lens.
Bird-safe Bird-safe (or less popularly bird-proof) is a term used to describe objects that are safe for captive birds and it is most commonly associated with pet birds. Birds are smaller than humans and other pets and therefore are considerably more vulnerable to dangers.
Bird-X, Inc. Bird-X, Inc.was established in Chicago in 1964, and was one of the first companies in the world to offer humane bird control products as an alternative to traditional methods of managing pest birds and other animals.
Birdbeak dogfish The birdbeak dogfish, Deania calcea, is a dogfish shark of the family Deania found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan, Southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, and in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland south to the Cape of Good Hope.
Birdbrook Birdbrook is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England, it is 93 metres above sea level and about four miles south east of Haverhill. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 369.
Birdcage Walk Birdcage Walk is a street in London, United Kingdom, in the City of Westminster. It runs east-west as a continuation of Great George Street, from the crossroads with Horse Guards Road and Storey's Gate, with the Treasury building on the north east corner, to a junction with Buckingham Gate, at the southeast corner of Buckingham Palace.
Birdie the Early Bird Birdie the Early Bird is one of the recognizable characters in McDonaldland used to promote McDonald's Corporation's restaurants. She was the first identifiably female character, introduced in 1980 to promote the company's new breakfast items.
Birdingbury Birdingbury is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England, just south of the River Leam, and not far from Draycote Water. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 327.
Birdland (album) Birdland is a 2003 album by the Yardbirds and was the first Yardbirds release in over 35 years. The musicians in this version of the Yardbirds differed greatly from their 60's counterpart containing only drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja (although Jeff Beck makes a cameo on one track).
Birdland (song) "Birdland" is an instrumental composition by keyboardist Joe Zawinul which debuted on the Weather Report album Heavy Weather in 1977. A jazz-fusion piece, it achieved unusual commercial success and became a jazz standard, entering the repertoire of many groups and bands, including the University of Michigan marching band, Maynard Ferguson's big band, and The Manhattan Transfer, who recorded a vocalese take on the tune with lyrics by Jon Hendricks.
BirdLife International BirdLife International (formerly known as the International Council for Bird Preservation) is the international conservation organization working to protect the world’s birds and their habitats. It is a global conservation federation with a worldwide network of Partner organizations, including the RSPB, National Audubon Society, Bombay Natural History Society, Birds Australia, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, Malaysian Nature Society and BirdWatch Ireland.
Birdman of Alcatraz Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28 1890—November 21 1963), known as the Birdman of Alcatraz, was a prisoner in Alcatraz who supposedly found solace from segregation in raising and selling birds. Despite his nickname, he never kept birds in Alcatraz, running his business until transferred to Alcatraz from Leavenworth.
Birdman of Alcatraz (film) Birdman of Alcatraz is a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster and directed by John Frankenheimer. It is a fictionalized version of the life of Robert Stroud, a federal prison inmate known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" because of his life with birds.
Birdman Records Birdman Records is an independent record label based in South San Francisco founded by former Warner Brothers A&R vice-president David Katznelson. It is under the umbrella of the Birdman Recording Group, which includes other labels such as Sepia Tone Records, Tornado Records and Tariff Records.
Birdmen The Birdmen are an alien species that appear in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. They originally cohabited the Earth with humans, but when the humans turned to hunting the Birdmen, the Birdmen fled to the stars.
Birdo Birdo is a fictional, anthropomorphic dinosaur-like creature featured in Nintendo's Mario series of video games. Nintendo has never made the exact nature of Birdo clear, appearing as both a particular character and a species of character, just as Yoshi from Super Mario World can refer either to a class of video game dinosaurs or a particular one.
Birdoswald Fort Birdoswald Fort is an ancient Roman fort towards the western end of Hadrian's Wall. As of 2005, it is the only site on Hadrian's Wall at which significant occupation in the post-Roman period has been proven, and it is subject to a long-term archaeological programme under the directorship of Tony Wilmott.
Birds Australia Capricornia Birds Australia Capricornia (BAC) is a regional group of Birds Australia based in the Rockhampton and Yeppoon region of central Queensland and covering the geographical area from Bundaberg to Birdsville in the south and Gumlu to Boulia in the North. Birds Australia Capricornia was formed in 2002.
Birds Directive The Birds Directive (more formally known as Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds) is a European Union directive adopted in 1979. It is one of the EU's two directives in relation to wildlife and nature conservation, the other being the Habitats Directive.
Birds Do It Birds Do It is a 1966 comedy movie that was made by Columbia Pictures and stars Soupy Sales, Tab Hunter, Arthur O'Connell, Edward Andrews and Beverly Adams. The movie is not currently available in VHS or DVD and has been shown very rarely on television.
Birds Eye View Birds Eye View(BEV)was founded by Rachel Millward] and [[Pinny Grylls in 2002, as a unique platform for emerging women filmmakers. BEV began touring short film programmes around the country, inviting key female figures in the film industry, including Greta Scacchi, Naomie Harris and Sally Phillips, to participate as guest speakers and discuss issues related to women making films.
Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) was a hit single in 1984 written by Ian McNabb, produced by Hugh Jones and performed by The Icicle Works (of whom McNabb was a member). Rather confusingly, the song was also released as "Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)", and it became a hit under this reversed title as well.
Birds Hill, Manitoba Birds Hill is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba located a few kilometers north east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of East Saint Paul. The town is a few kilometers east of the Red River.
Birds of America (book) The Birds of America is the title of a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon, containing paintings and scientific description of a wide variety of birds of the United States. It was first published as a series of sections between 1827 and 1838.
Birds of Boigu, Saibai and Dauan Islands (Torres Strait) The Birds of Boigu, Saibai and Dauan Islands (the Top Western group of Torres Strait), are of particular interest to Australian birders because the islands are home to, and visited by, birds which are essentially New Guinea species not found, or only occasionally seen as vagrants, elsewhere on Australian territory. The islands lie only a few kilometres from the mainland of New Guinea, though they are politically part of the state of Queensland, Australia.
Birds of Heard and McDonald Islands The Birds of Heard Island and the adjacent McDonald Islands, whether breeders or visitors, are almost all seabirds which find their food at sea in the waters of the surrounding Southern Ocean. An exception is the Black-faced Sheathbill, an opportunistic scavenger around seal and penguin colonies and the only solely terrestrial breeding bird species present on the Islands.
Birds of Christmas Island The Birds of Christmas Island form a heterogeneous group of over 100 species. There is a core group of ten endemics that have evolved on the remote island in the eastern Indian Ocean for thousands of years, attended by a suite of regular migrants, opportunists and occasional visitors.
Birds of Prey (comic book) Birds of Prey is a comic book published by DC Comics that features the adventures of a group of superheroines who initially are based in Gotham City and later in Metropolis. The series was conceived by Jordan Gorfinkle and originally written by Chuck Dixon.
Birds of the Central Indian Highlands The Central Highlands of India are a biogeographic region in India formed by the disjunct ranges of the Satpura and Vindhya Hills. It is given the term 6A within the Deccan zone in the Rodgers and Panwar (1988) classification.
Birds of the West Indies Birds of the West Indies (ISBN 0-618-00210-3) is a book containing exhaustive coverage of the 400+ species of birds found in the Caribbean Sea, excluding the ABC islands, and Trinidad and Tobago, which were considered part of South America.
Birdsedge Birdsedge is a small village on the edge of Yorkshire's Pennine hills, standing just below one thousand feet above sea level. It is linked with the neighbouring hamlet of High Flatts, a former Quaker settlement (and still home to a Friends' Meeting House).
Birdseye maple Birdseye maple has a distinctive pattern that looks like tiny, swirling eyes disrupting the smooth lines of grain. Birdseye maple isn't a variety or species of maple, but rather a phenomenon that occurs within several kinds of timber due to an unknown cause.
Birdshot retinochoroidopathy In ophthalmology, birdshot retinochoroidopathy is a form of uveitis, an eye inflammation. It is suspected to be an autoimmune disease, and is associated with the haplotype Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A29 in 99% of the cases.
Birdsong (novel) Birdsong (ISBN 0-09-938791-3) is a novel by the English author Sebastian Faulks, published by Vintage in 1993. Faulks' fourth novel, it tells of a man called Stephen Wraysford at different stages of his life both before and during World War I.
Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station was a railway station on the South Yorkshire Railway 's Blackburn Valley line between Westwood and High Royds. The station was intended to serve the villages of Birdwell and Hoyland Common, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire although the original chosen site was moved half a mile nearer towards Barnsley to serve the purposes of the Earl of Warncliffe who was, at that time, sinking Warncliffe Silkstone Colliery nearby.
Birdwell (clothing) Birdwell is an American surf clothing company, headquartered in California, makers of Birdwell Beach Britches. Founded by Carrie Birdwell Mann in 1961, the company manufactures and sells customised heavy-duty swimsuits, which are sold internationally.
Birdwing Birdwings are large, tropical papilionid butterflies native to mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia and Australasia (with one Indian species), and are usually regarded as belonging to three genera: Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides. Other genera are recognised by some authorities, with a species count ranging from ca.
Birdy (Gundam SEED) Birdy, known as Torii or Tori in the Japanese version, is a fictional robotic pet in the mecha anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny owned by Kira Yamato. Birdy is voiced by Naomi Shindou, who also voices Cagalli Yula Athha.
Birdy Nam Nam Birdy Nam Nam are a DJ crew from France whose members are Crazy-B, DJ Pone, DJ Need, and Little Mike. Birdy Nam Nam have won several prizes throughout their career including the DMC Technics 2002 World TEAM Championships.
Birecik Dam Birecik Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey,is located on the Euphrates river 60 km downstream of Atatürk Dam and 8 km upstream of Birecik town 80 km west of Province of Şanlıurfa in the southeastern region of Turkey
Birefringence Birefringence, or double refraction, is the decomposition of a ray of light into two rays (the ordinary ray and the extraordinary ray) when it passes through certain types of material, such as calcite crystals, depending on the polarization of the light. This effect can occur only if the structure of the material is anisotropic.
Biren Mookerjee Sir Biren Mookerjee (full name Birendranath Mookerjee, more popular simply as Sir Biren; the family surname was spelt by them differently from the standard “Mukherjee.”) was a leading industrialist who established the IISCO steel plant at Burnpur and other industrial establishments.
Biren Singh Engti Biren Singh Engti (born 2 March, 1945) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Autonomous District constituency of Assam and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
Birendra of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (विरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव) (December 28, 1945 – June 1, 2001) was King of Nepal from 1972 until 2001, and the son of King Mahendra, whom he succeeded. He was made a British Field Marshal in 1980.
Birendra Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya Birendra Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya is the only military boarding high school in Nepal. It was established in 1986 in Sallaghari, Bhaktapur with the aim to provide quality education to all the children of the army staff.
Biretta The biretta is a square cap with three or four ridges or peaks, sometimes surmounted by a tuft, traditionally worn by Roman Catholic clergy, as well as by some clergy of the Anglican Churches. It is also the term used for a similar cap worn by those holding doctoral degrees from some universities, and is occasionally used for caps worn by advocates in law courts, for instance the Advocates in the Channel Islands and Malta.
Birganj Birganj is a busy border town in southern Nepal, only 2 kilometres from Bihar, India. It is a rapidly growing industrial town; sugar refinery, cigarette manufacture and fish-breeding are among the main industries.
Birger Braadland Birger Braadland (1879-1966) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party, then called Bondepartiet ("The Farmers' Party"). He was Minister for Forign Affairs 1931-1932 and 1932-1933, as well as acting prime minister in 1932.
Birger Dahlerus Johan Birger Essen Dahlerus (February 6 1891–March 8 1957) was a Swedish businessman, amateur diplomat, and friend of Hermann Göring who tried through diplomatic channels to prevent the Second World War. His futile diplomatic efforts during the days proceeding the German invasion of Poland in 1939 are sometimes called the Dahlerus Mission.
Birger Eriksen Birger Eriksen November 17 1875 - July 16 1958) was a Norwegian officer (Oberst = Colonel) who was instrumental in stopping the the first wave of the German invasion force outside Oslo. Eriksen was born in Moskenes in Lofoten.
Birger jarl , also known as Birger Magnusson (about 1210 – October 21, 1266), was a Swedish statesman and the founder of Stockholm. He was a member of the House of Bjelbo and played a pivotal role in the consolidation of Sweden.
Birger Jarls Torg Birger Jarls Torg is a plaza on Riddarholmen, near Gamla stan in Stockholm. The plaza, which is one of the oldest in Stockholm, used to be called Riddarholmstorget, but in the mid-19th century, the plaza was renamed Birger Jarls Torg after Birger Jarl, the founder of Stockholm, and a statue of him was erected in 1854.
Birger Jensen Birger Jensen (born March 1, 1951) is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who played in the goalkeeper position. He most notably played professionally for Belgian club Club Brugge, with whom he reached the 1978 European Cup final.
Birger Kildal Birger Kildal (1849-1913) was the Norwegian Minister of Auditing 1884-1886, as well as head of the Ministry of Postal Affairs in 1885. He was a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1886-1887 and 1904-1905, Minister of Justice and Minister of Labour 1887, Minister of Labour 1887-1888, Minister of Finance 1895-1898, and Minister of Finance and Minister of Auditing 1903-1904.
Birger Nerman Birger Nerman (October 6, 1888 – 1971) was a Swedish archaeologist and writer. Born in Norrköping, he was the younger brother of the Swedish Communist leader Ture Nerman, and the twin brother of the artist Einar Nerman.
Birger Nordholm Birger Joseph Nordholm (June 25 1897 - November 30, 1989) was the director for, and founder of the Swedish tourist office in New York, a member of the Scandinavian Travel Commission and the founder of the European Travel Commission.
Birger Sandzén Sven Birger Sandzén (February 5, 1871 - June 19, 1954), known more commonly by his last two names, Birger Sandzén was a Swedish born painter. He produced most of his work in the United States where he worked as an art professor at the Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas.
Birger Sellin Birger Sellin was the first functionally non-verbal person with autism to become a published author in Germany. His first published work, largely poetry, was entitled I Don't Want to Be Inside Me Anymore: Messages from Autistic Mind and soon became translated in languages worldwide with him being a contributing author in other publications since.
Birgit Cullberg Birgit Cullberg (born 3 August 1908 in Nyköping, died 8 September 1999) was a Swedish choreographer. The daughter of bank manager Carl Cullberg and Elna Westerström, Cullberg was married from 1942 to 1949 to Anders Ek.
Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer (born 25 February 1962 in Brandenburg an der Havel, then East Germany) is a kayaker, who has won 8 gold medals over a record 6 different Olympic Games: twice representing East Germany, then four times representing the reunited nation. After both the 1988 and 2000 games, she announced her retirement, only to return for the subsequent games.
Birgitta Tolksdorf Birgitta Tolksdorf (born December 9, 1947 in OsnabrĂĽck, Lower Saxony) is a German actress, best known in the United States for her role on the television series Love of Life, playing Arlene Lovett from 1974 to 1980.
Birgitte, The Duchess of Gloucester The Duchess of Gloucester (Birgitte Eva Windsor; formerly van Deurs; born Henriksen, 20 June, 1946), is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a grandchild of King George V.
Birch Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. These are generally small to medium-size trees or shrubs, mostly of northern temperate climates.
Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture In mathematics, the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture relates the rank of the abelian group of points over a number field of an elliptic curve E to the order of zero of the associated L-function L(E, s) at s = 1.
Birch bark biting An ancient practice of the Ojibway people of the northern United States and Canada, "birch bark biting" refers to the practice of using the eye teeth to bite designs into small pieces of birch bark. Many of the designs that are used contain symbological and religious significance to the Ojibway.
Birch bark scrolls The Ojibwa (Anishinaabe) people of North America had written down complex geometrical patterns and shapes on birch bark scrolls, known as wiigwaasabak in the Ojibwe language. These writings enabled one to memorize complex ideas, and to pass along history and stories to the next generations.
Birch bracket Birch Bracket (Piptoporus betulinus - also known as Razor Strop) is one of the most common polyporous bracket fungi and, as the name suggests, grows almost exclusively on Birch trees. The brackets burst out from the bark of the tree, and these fruiting bodies can last for more than a year.
Birch Cove, Nova Scotia Birch Cove is a subdivision and a cove in the Bedford area of the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the shore of Bedford Basin and along the Bedford Highway (Nova Scotia Route 2). The name is after the birch trees that hung over the cove by William Donaldson, who named his estate Birch Cove.

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