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- (from the article "toucan") ...lightweight bone covered with keratin-the same material as human fingernails. The common names of several species, such as the chestnut-mandibled toucan, the fiery-billed aracari, and the yellow-ridged toucan, describe their beaks, which are often brightly coloured in pastel shades of ...
- yellow-rumped kinglet
- (from the article "kinglet") ...in males, yellow in females-strikingly bordered with black. The firecrest (R. ignicapillus) of Europe resembles the goldcrest but has a white eyeline, and the flamecrest, or yellow-rumped kinglet (R. goodfellowi), of Taiwan is sometimes considered a subspecies of the firecrest. ...
- yellow-shafted flicker
- (from the article "flicker") ...ants secrete. Its bill is slenderer than in most woodpeckers and is slightly down-curved. The six species-most with a white rump, black breastband, and varied head markings-include the yellow-shafted flicker (C. auratus) of eastern North America, which has more than ...
- yellow-tailed woolly monkey
- (from the article "woolly monkey") The yellow-tailed, or Hendee's, woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) is very different from Lagothrix and is not closely related, hence its classification as a separate genus. This species has silky mahogany-coloured fur, a whitish nose, ...
- yellow-throated marten
- (from the article "marten") The yellow-throated marten (M. flavigula), of the subgenus Charronia, is also called honey dog for its fondness for sweet food. It is found in southern Asia. Its head and body length is 56-61 cm, and its tail is 38-43 cm ...
- yellow-tufted woodpecker
- (from the article "piciform") ...developed aggressive behaviour. Few species are markedly social, but members of the New World genus Melanerpes especially tend to be, even while nesting. Up to 11 different adults of the yellow-tufted woodpecker (M. cruentatus) were observed feeding young in three ...
- yellow-wattled lapwing
- (from the article "lapwing") ...lapwing (Stephanibyx coronatus), of Africa, has a black cap with a white ring around it. The red-wattled lapwing, Vanellus (sometimes Lobivanellus) indicus, and the yellow-wattled lapwing (V. malabaricus), of southern Asia, have wattles on the face. Others are the gray-headed ...
- yellow-winged bat
- (from the article "bat") ...and fly from the cave exit well before nightfall. Should they be too early, their internal clock may be reset. A few species of bats, including a flying fox (Pteropus samoensis), the yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons), and the greater sac-winged ...
- yellow-wort
- (from the article "Gentianaceae") Centaury (Centaurium) has pink flowers that close in the afternoon; yellow-wort (Blackstonia) has bright yellow flowers and broad leaves. Both genera contain species used in herbal remedies and in the making of dyes. Gentians (plants of the genus Gentiana) bear ...
- yellowfin sole
- (from the article "dab") Other species include the yellowtail flounder, or rusty dab (L. ferruginea), a reddish brown western Atlantic fish with rust-coloured spots and a yellow tail; the yellowfin sole, or Alaska dab (L. aspera), a brownish northern Pacific flatfish; and the longhead ...
- yellowfin tuna
- (from the article "Top 20 Species Landed, 1995") ...and sport fishing, with anglers rating it among the greatest trophies obtainable. The other commercially important species are the albacore, marked with a shining blue stripe on each side; the yellowfin, with yellow fins and a golden stripe on each ...
- yellowhammer
- (Emberiza citrinella), Eurasian bird belonging to the family Emberizidae (order Passeriformes). The name is derived from the German Ammer, "bunting." It is a 16-centimetre- (6-inch-) long streaked brown bird with yellow-tinged head and breast. Its rapid song is heard in ...
- Yellowhead Pass
- route through the Rocky Mountains, at the Alberta-British Columbia border, Canada, just west of Jasper and leading from Jasper National Park into Mount Robson Provincial Park. It lies at 3,711 feet (1,131 m) above sea level. The pass was noted ... [2 Related Articles]
- Yellowknife
- a small Athabaskan-speaking North American Indian tribe who traditionally lived northeast of the Great Bear and Great Slave lakes in what is now the Northwest Territories, Can. The name Yellowknife derives from the group's use of yellow copper in making ... [1 Related Articles]
- Yellowknife
- city and capital (since 1967) of Northwest Territories, Canada. It lies on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, 5 miles (8 km) south of the mouth of the Yellowknife River. [2 Related Articles]
- Yellowknife Group
- (from the article "Precambrian time") Important occurrences are the Barberton belt in South Africa; the Sebakwian, Belingwean, and Bulawayan-Shamvaian belts of Zimbabwe; the Yellowknife belts in the Slave province of Canada; the Abitibi, Wawa, Wabigoon, and Quetico belts of the Superior province of Canada; the ...
- yellowlegs
- either of two species of American shorebirds with trim, gray-brown and white streaked bodies, long bills, and long, bright yellow legs. They belong to the genus Tringa of the family Scolopacidae; this family also includes the curlews, turnstones, sandpipers, and ...
- Yellowman
- (from the article "dancehall music") The rise of deejay Yellowman in the early 1980s marked the transition from mainstream reggae to dancehall music that took place in Jamaican nightclubs. In addition to the explicitly political lyrics of songs of the early 1980s such as "Operation ...
- Yellowstone Falls
- (from the article "river") The last category, mountainous and formerly glaciated regions, include such well-known waterfalls as Yosemite Falls, California (739 metres), with a three-section drop; Yellowstone Falls, Wyoming (94 metres), with a two-section drop; Sutherland Falls, South Island, New Zealand (580 metres); and ...
- Yellowstone Lake
- lake in Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, U.S. It lies at an elevation of 7,731 feet (2,356 metres) above sea level and is the largest body of water in North America, and the second largest in the world, at so ...
- Yellowstone National Park
- the oldest, one of the largest, and probably the best-known national park in the United States. It is situated in northwestern Wyoming and partly in southern Montana and eastern Idaho and includes the greatest concentration of geothermal features in the ... [16 Related Articles]
- Yellowstone Plateau
- (from the article "plateau") Plateaus of one type or another can be found on most continents. Those caused by thermal expansion of the lithosphere are usually associated with hot spots. The Yellowstone Plateau in the United States, the Massif Central in France, and the ...
- Yellowstone River
- river, noted for its scenic beauty, in the western United States. It rises on the slopes of Yount Peak in Wyoming and enters Yellowstone National Park. It feeds into Yellowstone Lake, below which it plunges 422 feet (129 metres) in ... [1 Related Articles]
- yellowtail flounder
- (from the article "dab") Other species include the yellowtail flounder, or rusty dab (L. ferruginea), a reddish brown western Atlantic fish with rust-coloured spots and a yellow tail; the yellowfin sole, or Alaska dab (L. aspera), a brownish northern Pacific flatfish; and the longhead ...
- yellowtail snapper
- (from the article "snapper") ...of snapper include the emperor snapper (L. sebae), a red and white Indo-Pacific fish; the gray, or mangrove, snapper (L. griseus), a gray, reddish, or greenish Atlantic fish; the yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus), a swift-moving Atlantic species with a broad, ...
- yellowthroat
- (from the article "wood warbler") The yellowthroats, any of the eight species of the genus Geothlypis, live in marshes and wet thickets. The male of the common yellowthroat (G. trichas)-often called the Maryland yellowthroat in the United States-is yellow with a black mask; his song, ...
- yellowwood
- (from the article "yellowwood") The name yellowwood also refers to a genus of flowering plants, Cladrastis, with about six species in the legume family (Fabaceae). One species, C. kentukea, grows in eastern North America, and the remaining species occur in East Asia. Plants of ...
- yellowwood
- any of about 100 species of coniferous evergreen timber trees and shrubs constituting the conifer genus Podocarpus (family Podocarpaceae). These are widely distributed in mountain forests of the Southern Hemisphere and occur as far north as Mexico, southern China, and ... [1 Related Articles]
- Yeltsin, Boris
- Russian politician, who became president of Russia in 1990. In 1991 he became the first popularly elected leader in the country's history, guiding Russia through a stormy decade of political and economic retrenching until his resignation on the eve of ... [21 Related Articles]
- Yelu
- (from the article "China") ...and, with other subdued tribes in the area, formed a confederation, which they then transformed into a hereditary monarchy. Leadership always remained in the hands of the ruling tribe, the Yelu, who for the sake of stability shifted to the ...
- Yelu Chucai
- (from the article "Ogodei") Ogodei's Chinese adviser, Yelu Chucai, convinced him to reverse previous Mongol policy. Instead of leveling North China and all its inhabitants in the usual Mongol manner, he preserved the country in order to utilize the wealth and skills of its ...
- Yelu Dashi
- founder and first emperor (1124-43) of the Xi (Western) Liao dynasty (1124-1211) of Central Asia. [1 Related Articles]
- Yelwa
- town, seat of the traditional Yauri emirate, Kebbi state, northwestern Nigeria. It lies on the road between Kontagora and Birnin Kebbi. An early Niger River settlement of the Reshe (Gungawa) people, it was ruled by the kings of Yauri from ... [3 Related Articles]
- Yelyn Valley
- (from the article "Mongolia") ...in clusters resembling bundles of pencils, are found in the eastern and central regions. The southern Gobi contains three mountain ranges, known as the Gurvan Sayhan Mountains, and the scenic Yelyn Valley, now a national park, with deep gorges surrounded ...
- Yemen
- mostly mountainous country situated at the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is generally an arid country, though there are broad patches with sufficient precipitation to make agriculture successful. The people speak various dialects of Arabic and are mostly ... [25 Related Articles]
- Yemen (Aden)
- (from the article "Yemen") The new government in Aden renamed the country the People's Republic of South Yemen. Short of resources and unable to obtain any significant amounts of aid, either from the Western states or from those in the Arab world, it began ...
- Yemen (San'a')
- (from the article "Yemen") ...al-Badr became imam. Within a week, elements of the military, supported by a variety of political organizations, staged a coup and declared the foundation of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen). The young imam escaped from his battered palace, fled ...
- Yemen Airways
- (from the article "Yemen") ...in the south, greatly facilitated internal travel and transport between the cities and major towns of Yemen. The two airlines were finally merged nearly a decade after unification. Today, Yemenia (Yemen Airways) operates regular service to a large number of ...
- Yemen Bank of Reconstruction and Development
- (from the article "Yemen") ...merger of the central banks of the two Yemens. It is responsible for issuing the rial, the national currency, and for managing the government's foreign exchange and other financial operations. The Yemen Bank for Reconstruction and Development (1962) provides commercial ...
- Yemen Plateau
- (from the article "Arabian Desert") ...Saudi Arabia), where Mount Al-Lawz rises to 8,464 feet (2,580 metres); and the southeastern corner in Oman, where Mount Al-Sham attains an elevation of 9,957 feet (3,035 metres). Much of the Yemen Plateau is at an elevation above 7,000 feet ...
- Yemen Socialist Party
- (from the article "Yemen") ...also republican in form, had an avowedly Marxist regime, and the political system and economy reflected many of the goals and organizational structures of its "scientific socialism." The Yemen Socialist Party (YSP), the only legal political organization, determined government policy ...
- Yemen, flag of
- horizontally striped red-white-black national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is approximately 2 to 3.
- Yemen, history of
- (from the article "Yemen") Historyboundary dispute with Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaForeign relations, 1932-53In 1934 Ibn Sa'ud was involved in war with Yemen over a
- Yemeni Highlands
- (from the article "Arabia") The Yemeni highlands are physiographically very different from those of the shield; they are not mountains but the deeply dissected edge of the Arabian plateau. From the west the formations rise abruptly from the narrow coastal plain in Yemen; they ...
- Yemin Moshe
- (from the article "Jerusalem") ...of west Jerusalem; the German Colony, near what became the railway station; and the American Colony, north of the Damascus Gate. Some early communities, such as Mishkenot Sha'anannim and Yemin Moshe, with its famous windmill landmark, have been reconstructed and ...
- Yemmiganur
- city, western Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It lies west of the city of Kurnool. Yemmiganur was included in the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar, which flourished during medieval times (14th-16th century). Later, the city came under Muslim rule. Yemmiganur's chief ...
- yen
- monetary unit of Japan. The yen was divided into 100 sen and into 1,000 rin until 1954, when these tiny denominations were removed from circulation. Despite having suffered enormous devastation during World War II, Japan enjoyed an economic miracle in ...
- Yen Bai uprising
- (from the article "Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang") Its most ambitious action-an event known as the Yen Bai uprising-occurred on the night of Feb. 9, 1930, when the military garrison at Yen Bai, a small town along the Chinese border, mutinied. Before the remainder of the country could ...
- Yen Chen-ch'ing
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...in synthesizing southern and northern tendencies, blending fluid brush movement and expressive power, were Chang Hsu (known for his "delirious cursive" writing) and his pupils Yen Chen-ch'ing and the monk Huai-su (the latter practicing a "wild cursive"-k'uang-ts'ao-style). They helped establish ...
- Yen Chia-kan
- (from the article "Chiang Kai-shek") ...United States finally break diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 in order to establish full relations with the People's Republic of China. After his death in 1975 he was succeeded temporarily by Yen Chia-kan (C.K. Yen), who was in 1978 ...
- Yen, Vivian Wu
- Chinese-born Taiwanese businesswoman was the tenacious chairwoman of the Yulon Group, the largest auto manufacturer in Taiwan; she became known as the "Iron Lady" after taking the reins and successfully expanding the conglomerate following the death in 1981 of her ...
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