Their Latin name, Apus, comes from the Greek, meaning ‘without feet’. From Wordnik.com. [A Taster « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
As it turns out, "Apus" is a constellation, first depicted by Johann Bayer in 1603. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
The alpine swift Apus melba africanus and alpine meadow lizard Algyroides alleni are near endemic. From Wordnik.com. [Mount Kenya National Park and National Forest, Kenya] Reference
The rare Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae) has been collected on Mt. Môco, and is considered data deficient. From Wordnik.com. [Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
The following bird species occur in the Laurissilva forest: Accipiter nisus, Apus unicolor and Fringila coelebs maderensis. From Wordnik.com. [Floresta Laurissilva da Madeira, Portugal] Reference
Other birds include rock and cliff haunting species, such as alpine swift Apus melba, crag martin Hirundo rupestris and red-rumped swallow Hirundo daurica. From Wordnik.com. [Meteora Group of Monasteries, Greece] Reference
Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii), plain swift (Apus unicolor), and common canary (Serinus canaria) are near-endemic to the Canary Islands Dry Woodlands and Forests. From Wordnik.com. [Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests] Reference
These species include: Moschus moschiferus, Apodemus speciosus, Luscinia cyane, L. sibilans, Carpodacus roseus, Apus pacificus, Streptopelia orientalis, Tetrao parvirostris, Anas formosa and Corvus corone. From Wordnik.com. [East Siberian taiga] Reference
Two of the endemic bird species - the Cape Verde sparrow (Passer iagoensis) and Cape Verde swift (Apus alexandri) - are widely distributed in these islands and occur on at least nine of the ten major islands. From Wordnik.com. [Cape Verde Islands dry forests] Reference
Other species with an Afromontane distribution include bar-tailed trogon (Apaloderma vittatum), scarce swift (Schoutedenapus myioptilus), orange thrush (Zoothera gurneyi) and African black swift (Apus barbatus sladeniae). From Wordnik.com. [Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
Apus is in the southern hemisphere, the south polar sky. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
Apus molifera you might call it the domesticated honey bee. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Organic mother Nicole Kidman] Reference
The Apus disambiguation page at Wikipedia has the following. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
After studying research on birds, in particular the Apus Apus. From Wordnik.com. [University of Toronto -- News@UofT] Reference
Apus - A constellation in the southern sky (as posted earlier). From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
I also met up with a number of Apus (traditional leaders) and youth activists at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [rabble.ca - News for the rest of us] Reference
Guys … found out that Apus is also the name for a genus of birds wich should return to Europe on may 1st. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
Many of the Apus had never seen such a representation of their world, and were very excited to explore their world from above. From Wordnik.com. [rabble.ca - News for the rest of us] Reference
Someone mentioned that the 01-05 bit might refer to stars in the Apus constellation - i.e. alpha & epsilon, the first and fifth. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
The constellation Apus could be the first of six needed constellation to find the right trajectory into space … for some unknown reason. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
On other boards, it has been noted that (from Earth) the Apus constellation seems to be in the general direction of Romulus (with the help of the Star Trek Starcharts book). From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
During one of the meditation periods alijandra told us that the Apus spoke to her and said that Sinaed suffered from headaches and should use one of the plants to help with this. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to visit a Social Affairs Agency's youth shelter in Bambu Apus, East Jakarta, later on Wednesday, after visiting a juvenile penitentiary earlier on Tuesday. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference
Other noteworthy bird species include black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense), Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), alpine swift (Apus Apus), European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius), and two owl species (Otus scops and O. brucei). From Wordnik.com. [Sulaiman Range alpine meadows] Reference
These include the endemic species Apus unicolor and Anthus berthelotii, as well as a subspecies of buzzard (Buteo buteo insularum), spectacled warbler (Sylvia conspicillata orbitalis), great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor koenigi), lesser short-toed lark (Calandrella rufescens polatzeki), and linnet (Acanthis canabina harteri). From Wordnik.com. [Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets] Reference
2 - Go and deliver the food from the following: Apus Station (Apus), Orion Port (Orion), and Delphinus Station (Delphinus). From Wordnik.com. [IGN Complete] Reference
Apus, '' Footless Capsule. '. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds] Reference
Apus is also a bird of fire?. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
Just a quick thought re: Apus 01-05. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
Hirundo Apus. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds] Reference
Apus Apus, Common Swift. From Wordnik.com. [BIRDS ETCETERA] Reference
RE: Apus the Constellation. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
Apus. From Wordnik.com. [Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Naturgeschichte mit erklaerenden Anmerkungen] Reference
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