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  • proper noun Alternative spelling of Eora.

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Examples

  • The Black-Naped Oriole and the Common Iora have been exceptionally vocal as well this season, but I haven't seen any females, so maybe the guys are lonely, or maybe the females are just clever at keeping out of sight.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Glenda Larke 2010

  • The Black-Naped Oriole and the Common Iora have been exceptionally vocal as well this season, but I haven't seen any females, so maybe the guys are lonely, or maybe the females are just clever at keeping out of sight.

    Birds in the garden Glenda Larke 2010

  • And she joins me now, along with her mother, Iora.

    CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2009 2009

  • And, you know, it's so -- and Iora, I want to ask you this.

    CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2009 2009

  • Mr. W.E. Brooks has favoured me with the following very interesting note on the habits of this Iora: --

    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

  • As a rule nests of the Iora very closely resemble those of

    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

  • Iora spreads its tail in a wonderful manner, and comes spinning round and round towards the ground looking more like a round ball than a bird.

    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

  • I may here mention that I have taken eggs of _Iora zeylonica_ at Etawah, and that knowing the birds well, I can say that it is quite a distinct bird; although in the marking of its eggs there is a slight resemblance, yet the nests of the two species are quite different.

    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

  • Iora zeylonica (Gm.) _et_ I. typhia (_Linn.), Jerd.

    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

  • "It's been a tremendous year of growth for me," said Haglund by phone from Las Vegas, where she was spending time with parents Iora and Valdor Haglund and prepping for the pageant.

    Freep.com - RSS 2009

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