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Thered-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) is a small, migratory, sparrow-like bird of the weaver family,Ploceidae, native tosub-Saharan Africa. It is approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 15 to 26 g (0.53 to 0.92 oz) Non-breeding birds have light underparts, striped brown upper parts, yellow-edgedflight feathers and a reddish bill. Breeding females attain a yellowish bill. Breeding males have a black (or rarely white) facial mask, surrounded by a purplish, pinkish, rusty or yellowish wash on the head and breast. The species avoids forests, deserts and colder areas. It constructs oval roofed nests woven from strips of grass hanging from thorny branches, sugar cane or reeds. It breeds in very large colonies. The quelea feeds primarily on seeds of annual grasses, but also causes extensive damage to cereal crops. It is regarded as the most numerous undomesticated bird on earth, with the population sometimes peaking at an estimated 1.5 billion individuals. (Full article...)
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TheAct of Accord was anact of theParliament of England passed on 25 October 1460. Three weeks earlier,Richard, Duke of York, claimed the crown of England on the grounds that the male and female lines gave him two claims, while his rivalKing Henry VI only possessed one. TheHouse of Lords decided that Henry would retain the crown for life, but York and his heirs were to succeed him, removing Henry's sonEdward from the succession. Henry agreed to the compromise, which became the Act of Accord. The queen,Margaret of Anjou, refused to accept the disinheritance of their son, and was joined by the majority of the English nobility. She raised an army inNorthern England with her son and began the destruction of York's and the Nevilles'Yorkshire estates. York led an army to challenge her but was killed at theBattle of Wakefield. The Lancastrians were defeated three months later at theBattle of Towton by York's son, who was crownedKing Edward IV. (Full article...)
Oriental Stories was an Americanpulp magazine published by Popular Fiction and edited byFarnsworth Wright. It was launched in 1930 as a companion to Popular Fiction'sWeird Tales, and carriedstories with Far Eastern settings, including some fantasy. Contributors includedRobert E. Howard,Frank Owen, andE. Hoffman Price. In 1932 publication was paused; it was relaunched in 1933 under the titleThe Magic Carpet Magazine, with an expanded editorial policy that now included any story set in an exotic location, including other planets. Some science fiction began to appear alongside the fantasy and adventure material as a result, including work byEdmond Hamilton. Wright obtained stories fromH. Bedford Jones, who was a popular pulp writer, andSeabury Quinn. Most of the covers ofThe Magic Carpet Magazine were byMargaret Brundage. Competition from established pulps in the same niche was too strong, and after five issues under the new title the magazine ceased publication. (Full article...)
