Word: palila
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...towering Mauna Kea, a 13,800-ft. extinct volcano in Hawaii, is a peculiar mix of the exotic. Gnarled koa trees twist up from its tropical slopes, where the endangered palila bird, a tiny yellow honey creeper, crushes rock-hard mamane seeds with its beak. But up on top, science has taken over. Because the exceptionally dry and stable atmosphere over Mauna Kea makes the site among the world's best spots for star gazing, six telescopes have been built on the volcano's crest, and two more are under construction...
...city was founded or rather gradually arose at a wholly unknown time and under wholly unknown circumstances."? Ploetz. The Festival of Palila, April 21, is celebrated by convention as the anniversary of Rome's foundation. Cato gives the date 752 B. C. as marking the beginning of the mythical epoch of the King of Rome...
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