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* <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemegtomaia Nemegtomaia]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Nemegtomaia/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Nemegtomaia/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:FunkMonk|FunkMonk User:FunkMonk|FunkMonk])''</small> is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur from what is now Mongolia that lived in the Late Cretaceous Period, about 70{{nbsp}}million years ago. The first specimen was found in 1996, and became the basis of the new genus and species ''N. barsboldi'' in 2004. The original genus name was ''Nemegtia'', but this was changed to ''Nemegtomaia'' in 2005, as the former name was preoccupied. The first part of the generic name refers to the Nemegt Basin, where the animal was found, and the second part means "good mother", in reference to the fact that oviraptorids are known to have brooded their eggs. The specific name honours the palaeontologist Rinchen Barsbold. Two more specimens were found in 2007, one of which was found on top of a nest with eggs, but the dinosaur had received its genus name before it was found associated with eggs.
 
* <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemegtomaia Nemegtomaia]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Nemegtomaia/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Nemegtomaia/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:FunkMonk|FunkMonk User:FunkMonk|FunkMonk])''</small> is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur from what is now Mongolia that lived in the Late Cretaceous Period, about 70{{nbsp}}million years ago. The first specimen was found in 1996, and became the basis of the new genus and species ''N. barsboldi'' in 2004. The original genus name was ''Nemegtia'', but this was changed to ''Nemegtomaia'' in 2005, as the former name was preoccupied. The first part of the generic name refers to the Nemegt Basin, where the animal was found, and the second part means "good mother", in reference to the fact that oviraptorids are known to have brooded their eggs. The specific name honours the palaeontologist Rinchen Barsbold. Two more specimens were found in 2007, one of which was found on top of a nest with eggs, but the dinosaur had received its genus name before it was found associated with eggs.
 
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* The <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/yellow-faced_honeyeater yellow-faced honeyeater]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Yellow-faced honeyeater/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Yellow-faced honeyeater/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Casliber|Casliber User:Casliber|Casliber])''</small> (''Caligavis chrysops'') is a medium-small bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. Its loud clear call often begins twenty or thirty minutes before dawn. It is widespread across eastern and south eastern Australia. Comparatively short-billed for a honeyeater, it is thought to have adapted to a diet of flies, spiders, and beetles, as well as nectar and pollen from the flowers of plants, and soft fruits. It catches insects in flight as well as gleaning them from the foliage of trees and shrubs. While some yellow-faced honeyeaters are sedentary, hundreds of thousands migrate northwards between March and May to spend the winter in southern Queensland and return in July and August to breed in southern New South Wales and Victoria.  They form socially monogamous pairs and lay two or three eggs in a delicate cup-shaped nest.
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* The <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/white-rumped_swallow white-rumped swallow]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/White-rumped swallow/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/White-rumped swallow/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RileyBugz|RileyBugz User:RileyBugz|RileyBugz])''</small> (''Tachycineta leucorrhoa'') is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. First described and given its binomial name by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1817, it was for many years considered a subspecies of the Chilean swallow. The species is monotypic with no known population variations. The white-rumped swallow is solitary and nests in distributed pairs during the breeding season. The breeding season is from October to December in Brazil and from October to February in neighboring Argentina. Usually only one brood with four to seven eggs is laid, although a second one will occasionally be laid. The female incubates the eggs over a period usually between 15 and 16 days, with the fledging after usually between 21 and 25 days.
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* The <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_parrot Rodrigues parrot]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Rodrigues parrot/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Rodrigues parrot/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:FunkMonk|FunkMonk User:FunkMonk|FunkMonk])''</small> (''Necropsittacus rodricanus'') is an extinct species of parrot that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. It is unclear to which other species it is most closely related, but it is classified as a member of the tribe Psittaculini, along with other Mascarene parrots. The Rodrigues parrot bore similarities to the broad-billed parrot of Mauritius, and may have been related. Two additional species have been assigned to its genus based on descriptions of parrots from the other Mascarene islands, but their identities and validity have been debated.
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* The <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/red-headed_myzomela red-headed myzomela]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Red-headed myzomela/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Red-headed myzomela/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Casliber|Casliber User:Casliber|Casliber])''</small> (''Myzomela erythrocephala'') is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It was described by John Gould in 1840. Two subspecies are recognised, with the nominate race ''M. e. erythrocephala'' distributed around the tropical coastline of Australia, and ''M. e. infuscata'' in New Guinea. At {{convert|12|cm|in|abbr=on}}, it is a small honeyeater with a short tail and relatively long down-curved bill. It is sexually dimorphic; the male has a glossy red head and brown upperparts and paler grey-brown underparts while the female has predominantly grey-brown plumage.
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* <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaby's_black_cockatoo Carnaby's black cockatoo]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Carnaby's black cockatoo/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Carnaby's black cockatoo/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Casliber|Casliber User:Casliber|Casliber] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RileyBugz|RileyBugz User:RileyBugz|RileyBugz])''</small> is a large black cockatoo endemic to south western Australia. It was described in 1948 by naturalist Ivan Carnaby. Measuring {{convert|53|–|58|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length, it has a short crest on the top of its head. This cockatoo usually lays a clutch of one to two eggs. It generally takes 28 to 29 days for the female to incubate the eggs, and the young fledge ten to eleven weeks after hatching. The young will stay with the family until the next breeding season, and sometimes even longer. With much of its habitat lost to land clearing and development and threatened by further habitat destruction, Carnaby's black cockatoo is listed as endangered by the Federal and Western Australian governments. It is also classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
 
* The <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/golden_swallow golden swallow]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Golden swallow (bird)/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Golden swallow (bird)/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RileyBugz|RileyBugz User:RileyBugz|RileyBugz])''</small> (''Tachycineta euchrysea'') is a passerine in the swallow family, Hirundinidae. This swallow is an aerial insectivore, foraging for insects at heights that are usually under {{convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and very rarely at heights over {{convert|30|m|ft|abbr=on}}. When foraging, it is known to explore most habitats except forests. It is considered to be a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
 
* The <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/golden_swallow golden swallow]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Golden swallow (bird)/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Golden swallow (bird)/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RileyBugz|RileyBugz User:RileyBugz|RileyBugz])''</small> (''Tachycineta euchrysea'') is a passerine in the swallow family, Hirundinidae. This swallow is an aerial insectivore, foraging for insects at heights that are usually under {{convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and very rarely at heights over {{convert|30|m|ft|abbr=on}}. When foraging, it is known to explore most habitats except forests. It is considered to be a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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* The <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/white-naped_xenopsaris white-naped xenopsaris]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/White-naped xenopsaris/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/White-naped xenopsaris/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sabine's Sunbird|Sabine's Sunbird User:Sabine's Sunbird|Sabine's Sunbird])''</small> (''Xenopsaris albinucha'') is a species of suboscine bird in the family Tityridae. The bird is {{convert|12.5|-|13|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length, with whitish undersides, a black crown and grey-brown upperparts. The sexes are similar in appearance, though the females have duller upperparts. It feeds on insects in the foliage of trees and bushes, and sometimes on the ground. Nesting occurs in a simple cup nest placed in the fork of a tree. Both parents incubate the eggs and help feed the chicks. When the chicks fledge the parents may divide up the brood to continue helping.
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* The <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ronaldsay_sheep North Ronaldsay sheep]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/North Ronaldsay sheep/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/North Ronaldsay sheep/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TheMagikCow|TheMagikCow User:TheMagikCow|TheMagikCow])''</small> is a breed of domestic sheep from North Ronaldsay, the northernmost island of Orkney. It belongs to the Northern European short-tailed sheep group of breeds, and has evolved without much cross-breeding with modern breeds. It is a smaller sheep than most, with the rams horned and ewes mostly hornless. It was formerly kept primarily for wool, but now the two largest flocks are feral. The Rare Breeds Survival Trust lists the breed as "vulnerable", with fewer than 600 registered breeding females in the United Kingdom.
 
* The <b>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ronaldsay_sheep North Ronaldsay sheep]</b> <small>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/North Ronaldsay sheep/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/North Ronaldsay sheep/archive1|nominated] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TheMagikCow|TheMagikCow User:TheMagikCow|TheMagikCow])''</small> is a breed of domestic sheep from North Ronaldsay, the northernmost island of Orkney. It belongs to the Northern European short-tailed sheep group of breeds, and has evolved without much cross-breeding with modern breeds. It is a smaller sheep than most, with the rams horned and ewes mostly hornless. It was formerly kept primarily for wool, but now the two largest flocks are feral. The Rare Breeds Survival Trust lists the breed as "vulnerable", with fewer than 600 registered breeding females in the United Kingdom.

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  • Æthelflæd (article candidates/Æthelflæd/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Æthelflæd/archive1|nominated by Miles|Dudley Miles User:Dudley Miles|Dudley Miles) (died 918), ruled Mercia in the English Midlands from 911 until her death. She was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his wife Ealhswith. Æthelred and Æthelflæd fortified Worcester, gave generous donations to Mercian churches and built a new minster in Gloucester. Æthelred's health probably declined early in the next decade, after which it is likely that Æthelflæd was mainly responsible for the government of Mercia. Æthelred died in 911 and Æthelflæd then ruled Mercia as Lady of the Mercians. The accession of a female ruler in Mercia is described by the historian Ian Walker as "one of the most unique events in early medieval history".

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  • Nemegtomaia (article candidates/Nemegtomaia/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Nemegtomaia/archive1|nominated by User:FunkMonk|FunkMonk) is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur from what is now Mongolia that lived in the Late Cretaceous Period, about 70Template:Nbspmillion years ago. The first specimen was found in 1996, and became the basis of the new genus and species N. barsboldi in 2004. The original genus name was Nemegtia, but this was changed to Nemegtomaia in 2005, as the former name was preoccupied. The first part of the generic name refers to the Nemegt Basin, where the animal was found, and the second part means "good mother", in reference to the fact that oviraptorids are known to have brooded their eggs. The specific name honours the palaeontologist Rinchen Barsbold. Two more specimens were found in 2007, one of which was found on top of a nest with eggs, but the dinosaur had received its genus name before it was found associated with eggs.

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  • The Oran fatwa (article candidates/Oran fatwa/archive1|nominated Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Oran fatwa/archive1|nominated by User:HaEr48|HaEr48) was a responsum fatwa, or an Islamic legal opinion, issued in 1504 to address the crisis that occurred when Muslims in the Crown of Castile were forced to convert to Christianity in 1500–1502. The fatwa sets out detailed relaxations of the sharia requirements, allowing the Muslims to conform outwardly to Christianity and perform acts that are ordinarily forbidden in Islamic law, when necessary to survive. It includes relaxed instructions to fulfill the ritual prayers, the ritual charity and the ritual ablution, and recommendations when obliged to violate Islamic law, such as worshipping as Christians, performing blasphemy, and consuming pork and wine. #fatwa

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