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Featured article: November 8, 2004

The Parliament of Canada is Canada's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. According to section 17 of the Constitution Act, 1867, Parliament consists of three components: the Sovereign, the Senate, and the House of Commons. The Sovereign is normally represented by the Governor General, who appoints the 105 members of the Senate on the advice of the Prime Minister. The 308 members of the House of Commons are directly elected by the people, with each member representing a single electoral district (or riding). The democratically elected "Lower House", the House of Commons, is the dominant branch of the Canadian Parliament. The "Upper House", the Senate, rarely opposes the will of the other Chamber, and the duties of the Sovereign and Governor General are purely ceremonial. The Prime Minister and Cabinet must retain the support of a majority of Members of the Lower House in order to remain in office; they need not have the confidence of the Upper House.

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Vaduz is the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein. It is the seat of the national parliament. The town has about 5,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Roman Catholic, and is located along the Rhine. It is thought to have been founded in the 13th century by the Counts of Werdenberg. There is mention of the castle in 1322; the castle was later sacked by the Swiss in 1499.

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The List of Oklahoma birds lists every wild bird species ever seen in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, as recorded by the Oklahoma Bird Records Committee. The following markings have been used: (I) - Introduced: Birds that have been introduced to North America by the actions of man, either directly or indirectly (E) - Extinct (Ex) - Extirpated: A bird that, while it is not extinct, is no longer found in Oklahoma. The only bird marked (Ex) is the Ivory-billed Woodpecker which was, until 2004 presumed to be extinct, but was rediscovered in the wild. However it is not now found in Oklahoma (A) - Accidental: Birds that have been seen only a few times, or only once. (H) - Hypothetical: Birds that have had a credible sighting reported, but have not been documented with a specimen or with a suitable photograph Ducks, Geese, and Swans Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Greater White-fronted Goose The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. There are 131 species world wide, 61 North American species, and 42 Oklahoma species. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (A) Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens Ross's Goose, Chen rossii Brant, Branta bernicla (A) Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis (A) Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsonii Canada Goose, Branta canadensis Mute Swan, Cygnus olor (I)(H) Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator See full list...

Featured list: List of Oklahoma birds

The List of Oklahoma birds lists every wild bird species ever seen in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, as recorded by the Oklahoma Bird Records Committee. The following markings have been used:

(I) - Introduced: Birds that have been introduced to North America by the actions of man, either directly or indirectly
(E) - Extinct
(Ex) - Extirpated: A bird that, while it is not extinct, is no longer found in Oklahoma. The only bird marked (Ex) is the Ivory-billed Woodpecker which was, until 2004 presumed to be extinct, but was rediscovered in the wild. However it is not now found in Oklahoma
(A) - Accidental: Birds that have been seen only a few times, or only once.
(H) - Hypothetical: Birds that have had a credible sighting reported, but have not been documented with a specimen or with a suitable photograph

Ducks, Geese, and Swans

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

Greater White-fronted Goose

The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. There are 131 species world wide, 61 North American species, and 42 Oklahoma species.

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (A)
Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens
Ross's Goose, Chen rossii
Brant, Branta bernicla (A)
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis (A)
Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsonii
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
Mute Swan, Cygnus olor (I)(H)
Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator
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