List of U.S. state name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of U.S. state name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Q is for QUAGGA, my entry for today at ABC WEDNESDAY MEME. I show you a MAXICARD from VENDA (ex-bantustan in the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) with "The plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli), also known as the common zebra or Burchell's zebra" - Wikipedia. Also, zebra is featured in Botswana's coat of arms. Drought is severe in Botswana, so "In [RAIN] we trust", I guess...[RAIN] is the official country motto, and the currency name

 I show you a MAXICARD from VENDA (ex-bantustan in the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) with "The plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli), also known as the common zebra or Burchell's zebra" - Wikipedia.

 I show you a MAXICARD from VENDA (ex-bantustan in the REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) with "The plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli), also known as the common zebra or Burchell's zebra" - Wikipedia.

Plains Zebra
Equus quagga boehmi in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	[Perissodactyla]
Family:	Equidae
Genus:	Equus
Subgenus:	Hippotigris
Species:	E. quagga
Binomial name
Equus quagga Boddaert, 1785
Subspecies
E. q. quagga † E. q. burchellii E. q. boehmi E. q. borensis E. q. chapmani E. q. crawshayi
Plains Zebra range
Synonyms[1]
Equus burchelli (Gray, 1824) [orth. error] Equus burchellii Equus burchellii Schinz, 1845

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_Zebra

Coat of Arms of the Republic of Botswana.

• The arms is made up of a central tribal shield; the three blue waves represents water, the cogwheels represents industry and the bull's head husbandry and herding. The two supporters are zebras, the dexter zebra holds an ivory tusk; representative of Botswana's former ivory trade. The sinister zebra holds an ear of sorghum an important crop in the country. Finally the blue ribbon holds the motto "Pula" which means "rain".

Republic of Botswana Lefatshe la Botswana
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Pula (Rain)
Anthem: Fatshe leno la rona (This Land of Ours)
Location of  Botswana  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)  —  [Legend]
Capital (and largest city)		Gaborone
Official language(s)		English, Setswana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana

Riphabuliki ya Venḓa Republic of Venda Republiek van Venda
Nominal Parliamentary Democracy/Bantustan
←  1979–1994  →
Flag Coat of arms
Motto Shumela Venḓa Venda: Always Aspire for Venda
Anthem Pfano na vhuthihi Venda: Peace and Togetherness¹
Location of Venda in Southern Africa (1979-1994)
Capital	Thohoyandou
Language(s)	Venda, English, Afrikaans
Religion	Christianity, Traditional African
Political structure	Nominal Parliamentary Democracy/Bantustan
President
- 1979-1988	Patrick Mphephu
- 1988-1990	Frank Ravele
- 1990	(post abolished)
Head of State
- 1990-1994	Gabriel Ramushwana
- 1994 (Jan-Apr)	Tshamano G. Ramabulana
History
- Nominal Independence	13 September 1979
- Dissolution	27 April 1994

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda

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Red flower and red bird: ""The ʻōhiʻa lehua[2] (Metrosideros polymorpha) is a species of flowering evergreentree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaiʻi." "The ʻApapane (Himatione sanguinea) is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae, that is endemic to Hawaii. " - Wikipedia. I show you my MAXIMUM CARD / MAXICARD / DORINCARD with that bird

Red flower and red bird: ""The ʻōhiʻa lehua[2] (Metrosideros polymorpha) is a species of flowering evergreentree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaiʻi." "The ʻApapane (Himatione sanguinea) is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae, that is endemic to Hawaii. " - Wikipedia. I show you my MAXIMUM CARD / MAXICARD / DORINCARD with that bird .

"The ʻōhiʻa lehua^[2] (Metrosideros polymorpha) is a species of flowering evergreentree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaiʻi. It is a highly variable tree, being 20–25 m (66–82 ft) tall in favorable situations, and much smaller when growing in boggy soils or on basalt. It produces a brilliant display of flowers, made up of a mass of stamens, which can range from fiery red to yellow. Many native Hawaiian traditions refer to the tree and the forests it forms as sacred to Pele [MY NOTE: no, not the Brazilian legendary football/soccer player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9], the volcano goddess, and to Laka, the goddess of hula."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohia_lehua

"The ʻApapane (Himatione sanguinea) is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreepersubfamily, Drepanidinae, that is endemic to Hawaii. The bright crimson feathers of the ʻApapanewere once used to adorn the ʻahuʻula (capes), mahiole (helmets), and nā lei hulu (feather leis) ofaliʻi (Hawaiian nobility). ʻApapane form small flocks when foraging through the canopies of ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees, drinking nectar from the flowers and simultaneouslypollinating them. They never forage on the forest floor. When flowering of ʻōhiʻa is low and if not part of a flock, ʻApapane will be chased away from flowers by more aggressive competing birds such as the ʻĀkohekohe and ʻiʻiwi."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apapane

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